Measuring instrument for Thermogravimetrically determining the moisture content of a material

A measuring instrument for thermogravimetrically determining a moisture content of a material, comprising

• a base, which is configured as a balance and which has a base surface, which forms at least one weighing chamber floor and through which a weighing pan support passes, and
• a hood, which is pivotably connected to the base and which forms a weighing chamber lid and a plurality of weighing chamber walls including a rearward weighing chamber wall, as well as at least one heating element, configured to heat the chamber that is formed by the weighing chamber lid and the weighing chamber walls and which is in electrical contact with an electronic power unit,
• wherein the hood comprises an electronics module comprising the heating element and the electronic power unit, and a mechanical module comprising the weighing chamber lid and the plurality of weighing chamber walls, and
• wherein the mechanical module is rigidly and reversibly coupled to the electronics module such that the heating element, which protrudes from a main body of the electronics module, extends through a corresponding opening in the rearward weighing chamber wall, and the main body is pivotably connected to the base and surrounds the electronic power unit.