Akarui or Digicab Dry Cabinet

[dxphang]

Hi, i'm newbie here, got my E26D two days ago. i'm facing the same problem as Simplicateme.

My current hygrometer reading is 45% and temperature reading is 28 Deg. Is it save to put my camera inside?

 

[CS TAN]

Hi, i'm newbie here, got my E26D two days ago. i'm facing the same problem as Simplicateme.

My current hygrometer reading is 45% and temperature reading is 28 Deg. Is it save to put my camera inside?

Put the camera inside any time since the outside RH is usually higher than inside.

Try to maintain the RH between 35%-55% and you should be okay.

 

[dxphang]

alamat, the RH went down to 25%. Is it malfunctioning??

 

[CS TAN]

Can turn the dial until the light goes off if you are at RH25%. It is malfunctioning only if you see th RH goes up and up (not down)...

 

[dxphang]

thanks will give it a try

 

[arrowtown]

i called up Digihub, a salesman attended to me politely. He recommended me for AD series as i only want it for camera gear. He told me there a knob "Green-blue-red" which adjusts the humidity level. He advised to turn the knob to "blue" which will gear toward 45-50%. He said DHC series is not necc for camera gear.

 

[bandofbros]

i called up Digihub, a salesman attended to me politely. He recommended me for AD series as i only want it for camera gear. He told me there a knob "Green-blue-red" which adjusts the humidity level. He advised to turn the knob to "blue" which will gear toward 45-50%. He said DHC series is not necc for camera gear.

thanks bro for sharing tips with us. cool man

 

[mackie8]

for akarui is it fully digital?

 

[lilomojo]

Hello there. im just got the digihub dry cabi(not sure what model it is, got 2 tray and analogue RH meter) as a gift. i'll try run it empty for several hours and it achieved the 50% on RH and 29c on temp but after im load it with 1 slr body, 3 lens, it has goin down to 31% on RH. is it normal? or the dry box is not working as it is?. Thanks in advanced.

 

[qsrgukp2002]

For, say 70 litres, Akarui dry cabinets are rated for 30 to 50 Watts power consumption. But an 80 litre one from Digi Cabi only uses 5 Watts! Can someone explain why?

 

[daredevil123]

For, say 70 litres, Akarui dry cabinets are rated for 30 to 50 Watts power consumption. But an 80 litre one from Digi Cabi only uses 5 Watts! Can someone explain why?

My akarui 170L dry cab is only rated at 14w... with two dehumidifying units. Not sure how a 50L one can consume 30-50w

 

[daredevil123]

Later I found out that also John 3:16 at Funan can deliver the Akarui dry-cabinets. Sadly I ordered already from Cathay-M else I would defently ordered one from John 3:16, have much better experiences with them. Have now the Akarui running and it works very well. After the door has been opened, within a hour, the humid is back on 40%. Digi-Cabinet is much slower, I compare only for both the 100L versions. The smaller versions of Digi-Cabinet are faster... they have the same engine as the big ones, more power in a smaller space... Thinking to buy a second dry-cabinet of Akarui... but not from Cathay anymore...

Akarui :thumbsup:
Cathay :thumbsd:

Akarui brand is owned by Cathay photo.
Even if you order from John 3:16, it will still be Cathay that delivers it.
So no difference.

 

[drawde]

Went to Cathay and bought the $282 90l version yesterday at 5pm.
Item delivered to my door step today at 5:15pm.

 

[crzcar]

Anyone knows where is the service center or to get replacement drying unit for Akarui dry cabinet?

 

[albertri]

Anyone knows where is the service center or to get replacement drying unit for Akarui dry cabinet?

This brand as per folks mentioned here is Cathay Photo so best is to check with them or call them they can guide you accordingly

 

[daredevil123]

Anyone knows where is the service center or to get replacement drying unit for Akarui dry cabinet?

Cathay photo. Check their website for their service center address

 

[hightension486]

Had a digicabi (30L) in 2007 for 100 bucks. Humidifier died recently. Lasted almost 8 years. Was told by the technician the lifespan considered v good alr. Digihub, which is the distributor of Digicabi sell the humidifier for $80 with 1 year warranty. Was advised to thrash my old digicabi and buy a new dry cabinet more worth it cox it costs slightly more but comes with 5 years warranty. I felt kinda wasted to let a perfectly fine steel box go to waste, so now im storing my camera accessories in that dead dry cabinet.

 

[daredevil123]

Had a digicabi (30L) in 2007 for 100 bucks. Humidifier died recently. Lasted almost 8 years. Was told by the technician the lifespan considered v good alr. Digihub, which is the distributor of Digicabi sell the humidifier for $80 with 1 year warranty. Was advised to thrash my old digicabi and buy a new dry cabinet more worth it cox it costs slightly more but comes with 5 years warranty. I felt kinda wasted to let a perfectly fine steel box go to waste, so now im storing my camera accessories in that dead dry cabinet.

There are other alternative places to get a dehumidifying unit at a much lower price...