Calibrating DigiCabi

[gumnaam]

Hi All,

I have a Digi Cabi (AD50)..... it seems that my lenses are getting fungus inside it. Somebody suggested that humidity meter might not me correctly calibrated. Can any one please let me know the procedure for that..... taking the cabinet to service center is a big hurdle... is there any easy way out?

Thanks a lot.

[photobum]

Originally Posted by gumnaam Hi All, I have a Digi Cabi (AD50)..... it seems that my lenses are getting fungus inside it. Somebody suggested that humidity meter might not me correctly calibrated. Can any one please let me know the procedure for that..... taking the cabinet to service center is a big hurdle... is there any easy way out? Thanks a lot.

Simple.... Buy another digital hygrometer.

If you want double assurance, place a box of Thirsty Hippo inside your dry cabinet like I do.

[gumnaam]

Originally Posted by photobum Simple.... Buy another digital hygrometer. If you want double assurance, place a box of Thirsty Hippo inside your dry cabinet like I do.

Thanks a lot... but what is Thirsty Hippo???

[XiaoWei]

Originally Posted by gumnaam Thanks a lot... but what is Thirsty Hippo???

Thristy hippo is a type of silica gel inside a plastic/can that sucks moisture in the air.

Here is the product link from NTUC: http://www.fairprice.com.sg/ProductD...=0000010616060

Originally Posted by photobum Simple.... Buy another digital hygrometer. If you want double assurance, place a box of Thirsty Hippo inside your dry cabinet like I do.

IMO, thirsty hippo is too dry and putting a thristy hippo inside a dry cabinet might not be ideal, will probably cause your DLSR's plastic parts to crack due to the dryness. Thirsty hippo might also cause ur dry cabinet meter to go beyond what was original set.

Thus a 2nd humidity meter is still the best.

[Henessy]

You may buy another extra hygrometer, or alternatively,you may conduct a salt test on your hygrometer to calibrate them.

[photobum]

Originally Posted by XiaoWei Thristy hippo is a type of silica gel inside a plastic/can that sucks moisture in the air.

Thirsty Hippo is NOT a type of silica gel (sodium silicate). It is calcium chloride, a kind of desiccant similar to silica gel.