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 Re: Reed humidity control
Author: fskelley 
Date:   2014-11-06 07:39

My hygrometer arrived today from China, nice little gadget about 2" diameter dial, no battery needed, easy to read, and it was only $1.45. I do not understand the economics of this (I couldn't package and mail it across the street for $1.45), but that's a topic for another thread on another forum.

I'm reading a consistent 40% in my office / music room this evening, which I think is pretty dry. It's nice outside, a/c not running much. I bet it is even drier in summer and winter, we'll see. In my bag of reeds with the humidipak I read 65-70%, right on target. Brad suggests humidipaks last about 3 months. With the hygrometer I can monitor and replace pretty much exactly when needed.

No dramatic improvement to my reeds happened when I started humidity control, but on the other hand I've upgraded several things all at once so it would be tough to isolate the effects. No reason to stop now.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2014-11-06 08:49)
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