Caution about Aipo Dry cabinets

[virtualme78]

That's pretty sad news... how does the humidity salt test work anyway?

It can be considered to be fairly accurate if you can get values which are very close !
After doing a fair bit of internet research, I think the humidity salt test is easier
compare to finding an accurate, and affordable, hygrometer.

There used to be one such hygrometer that I've stumbled across which is accurate and
do not need calibration (and also cannot be calibrated). However, the reviews I read,
indicates there is 50/50 chance that you may get one which isn't.

 

[kklee]

That's pretty sad news... how does the humidity salt test work anyway?

See the video in this thread --> http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/general-tech-talk/1055274-analogue-hydrometers.html#post7767653

 

[Jay]

Dear all members,

I have found out the current Singapore agent for Aipo Dry Cabinet.

If you are keen to find out more information of these products, or matters regarding the after sale service,

Please contact :

Master D’Imaging Pte. Ltd.
Blk 261, Waterloo Street.,
#01-25 Waterloo Centre,
Singapore 180261

Tel: 6336-0015 fax: 6339-1389

Mon-Fri, 9.30am to 5.30pm


If you get your dry cabinet from the previous agent and the warranty period is not over yet, I don't think Master D’Imaging Pte. Ltd. can honer the warranty since they are not related to the previous company.
but they can repair the cabinet at a cost if it is still repairable.
was told they can repair the cabinet as soon as they received the pairs from the manufactures.


hope this help.

Catchlights, thanks! Its a welcomed relief to know that at least it can be repaired!

I bought my 132EX from Tago Tech just before the distributorship fiasco surfaced and was quite worried about the repair if it fails. Thank goodness it still behaving itself after these months.

 

[Zenislev]

exactly.
i used mine for close to a year before i decide to get a standalone hygrometer as ihad bad feelings about the accuracy of Aipo.
usually i set Aipo setting at around 45%.
to my surprise,the actually reading was about 60% which is the favourite of fungus.

Now that is a worrying piece of news. Really makes me feeling like getting a standalone hygrometer and check my Aipo, have been using the cabinet for over a year.

 

[Turbonetics]

I got mine from sgcamera. Using it for 2 years plus with no problem. I set at 45% initially but lately changed to 50%.

You mean if I set mine at 50% on my AIPO which should actually be 70% ? :what:

this is for my personal case using a standalone hygrometer to check.
iam using 480EX

 

[Xest]

just got my 88EX last week then only bump into this thread today.

now i think cannot sell off my 10 years old DiGi Cabi already, need to keep it as backup. I have a digital humidity meter bought during last year pc show coz the original Digi Cabi unit spoilt. Time to put it inside the new AIPO 88EX to double check, just to be safe. :sweat:

 

[Starcruze]

My Aipo also very problematic. The LED light gone crazy flashing up and down in random manner and despite three changes by Ms Mok ( I think all recycled units here and there from other users) the problem happen again. Threw the whole cab away and bought digi brand from Cathay. Sleeping better now .

 

[wranger]

My Aipo also very problematic. The LED light gone crazy flashing up and down in random manner and despite three changes by Ms Mok ( I think all recycled units here and there from other users) the problem happen again. Threw the whole cab away and bought digi brand from Cathay. Sleeping better now .

sorry to hear what happen to your aipo , well hope this thread will serve as a waring to those buying this aipo brand. afterall it the dry cabinets it matter , if the quality has a issue , then aipo should better buck up on it quality

 

[kklee]

Not sure how much relation it has, but here is an adapter recall from across the causeway.

Bear with the "size" of the image, I have no idea how to resize it.

Source - a Malaysia forum <--- Do not know if appropriate to post the link

 

[virtualme78]

I've just bought a west humidor analog meter, had it calibrated using salt test method and left it in my aipo dry cab for the past 1-2 hours... Readings returned 56%.. sigh...

 

[snowc]

I've just bought a west humidor analog meter, had it calibrated using salt test method and left it in my aipo dry cab for the past 1-2 hours... Readings returned 56%.. sigh...

So wat's the reading on the dry cab? Seem to me that there is an offset. Also, have you checked your equipment?

 

[virtualme78]

its reading 45% on my dry cab. Its been 2 yrs I'm using just the dry cab and my equipment are perfectly alright.

 

[kklee]

I've just bought a west humidor analog meter, had it calibrated using salt test method and left it in my aipo dry cab for the past 1-2 hours... Readings returned 56%.. sigh...

Maybe it takes longer to stabilised? My few digital ones, IIRC, took half a day.

 

[virtualme78]

The reading I took this morning was around 56-58%. The reading is just way too off from 45%..... I'm going to adjust my dry cab to get to 45% on the analog hygrometer.

Maybe it takes longer to stabilised? My few digital ones, IIRC, took half a day.

 

[evilways]

a friend saw this thread got worried and went out to buy a Rh reading and true enough the Rh was more than 10 percent of the desire RH he set . Those who bought aipo best get a reading to read the dry cabinet .

 

[virtualme78]

If the analog hygrometer is properly calibrated, the hygrometer on the dry cab is just way too unreliable. This is frustrating.... how can we possibly depend on products as unreliable as this? Imagine people with over 10 - 20 grands worth of gear inside and fungus is slowly growing in them.

 

[snowc]

Agreed. I had tested my Aipo dry cab with a hygrometer and true enough reading is off by around 10%. Its time to change.

 

[wolfton]

Agreed. I had tested my Aipo dry cab with a hygrometer and true enough reading is off by around 10%. Its time to change.

Where did you guys get your hygrometer?

 

[evilways]

If the analog hygrometer is properly calibrated, the hygrometer on the dry cab is just way too unreliable. This is frustrating.... how can we possibly depend on products as unreliable as this? Imagine people with over 10 - 20 grands worth of gear inside and fungus is slowly growing in them.

that is very true , understand how frustrating it can be , hope this thread will serve a warning to those who want to buy cabinets , since there is cases of fungus growing in the these few earlier post ,when the Rh is not accurate . Better to be safe than sorry later

 

[kklee]

The reading I took this morning was around 56-58%. The reading is just way too off from 45%..... I'm going to adjust my dry cab to get to 45% on the analog hygrometer.

I was reading off the internet that for some of the AIPO cabinets, the lowest possible RH is 35%.
Your offset of 45% vs 56% is about 11%.
Technically if you reduce RH 45% to RH 35%, the improvement is by RH 10% i.e. you don't really meet your target of RH 45% but is very close to it.
Another consideration is also temperature change affecting %RH. I was reading when temperature decreases, %RH increases.