Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Eric, no idea of the cost, but here's a specialist company for climate controlled cabinets. http://www.xdry.com/camera-lens-optics-storage.asp Best from Germany Douglas Eric Korenman wrote: > This comes up from time to time. But here goes. > > As we don't use an air conditioner, my camera gear 'summers' in a > small wood lined built in cabinet in our bedroom. > I use a damp rid container to bring down the humidity. > > I've got a tiny battery operated humidistat which has shown me that I > have a tough time getting it below 80% on > damp rainy days. Most of the time I can keep humidity level at 70% or > lower. > > > Any other things I could try to get the humidity down? > I think the issue is probably moisture coming through the walls into > the cabinet keeping things dampish. > > I running a controlled experiment as we speak, with the damp rid > bucket and humidistat in a sealed plastic storage container. > > I've always been wary of cheap storage container as you literally > smell the plastic 'de-gassing' > > your 2 cents? > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >