Dry cabinet RH value

ccplim · 22nd September 2004

I had my dry cabinet running empty for the past few days and the RH value have been stable at 48. I added some equipment into the cabinet last night and now, the RH level is showing 54 after one day.

Do I need to adjust to make it lower again?

Witness · 22nd September 2004

its ok....as long as it stays between 50-60 for a normal sized one...

the cupboard size dry cabinets reading ard 60-65 normal

ccplim · 23rd September 2004

Thanks Witness. So it's ok to go above 55? I thought the standard RH for camera equipment is 45 to 55?

2100 · 24th September 2004

Best is to use your equipment very frequently. You don't even have to put it into a dry box.

You can put it into a low RH environment and fungus can also grow due to no usage, happened to one of my mini telescopes.

22nd September 2004	#1
ccplim Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BN Posts: 1,228	Dry cabinet RH value I had my dry cabinet running empty for the past few days and the RH value have been stable at 48. I added some equipment into the cabinet last night and now, the RH level is showing 54 after one day. Do I need to adjust to make it lower again?

22nd September 2004	#2
Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	its ok....as long as it stays between 50-60 for a normal sized one... the cupboard size dry cabinets reading ard 60-65 normal __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

23rd September 2004	#3
ccplim Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BN Posts: 1,228	Thanks Witness. So it's ok to go above 55? I thought the standard RH for camera equipment is 45 to 55?

24th September 2004	#4
2100 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,116	Best is to use your equipment very frequently. You don't even have to put it into a dry box. You can put it into a low RH environment and fungus can also grow due to no usage, happened to one of my mini telescopes.