Digi Cabi or Aipo Dry Cabinet for Starters
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Start off at the dial at 2 o'clock position. It helps if your dry cab is in the aircon room and the aircon is on. It will stablize faster.
Just got my AIPO cabinet today. Works like a charm. RH dropped to 45% in under 2 hours.
Both works. Aircon dehumidifies the air also hence the dry cabinet works less lor.
No need lah! It should work independently without depending on the external enviroment.
Btw, welcome to CS.
sakuragi14
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Hi ,
some noob qn to ask you guys.i juz bought 1 analogue dry cabinet. should i turn the knob clockwise or anticlockwise to obtain 40% to 45%?
my RH ytd night went down to 31% which gave me a shocked. the knob i set to 12-1 o'clock
some noob qn to ask you guys.i juz bought 1 analogue dry cabinet. should i turn the knob clockwise or anticlockwise to obtain 40% to 45%?
my RH ytd night went down to 31% which gave me a shocked. the knob i set to 12-1 o'clock
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rongwei82
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AGREE!! i am curious as well and i do believe that digital are more precise, as for battery part, if one is worried then change every 6-8month.... probably is battery corroded / damage due to low humidity ? its just a guess thou
I agree with this... my humidity reading device is spoil because of these...;(
And this is the 1st time i took out the battery for change. All the while i've been using the battery that comes together with the dry cabinet. And after 2 years my humidity absorbing device is spoil BUT it comes with a 5 years warrenty so i guess not a problem....:bsmilie:
Anyone have this problem of getting your humidity reading device spoiled when you are abt to change battery for the 1st time? Can it be change using the warrenty covered?
Btw i'm a Digi cab user...
rongwei82
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Bro, u just have to trial and error... u have ur settings set with a empty dry cabinet. But once u put in ur equipment, the reading will change again.....:bsmilie:
clockwise to make it drier, anticlockwise to make it wetter.
@ 31%rh, i think u put it to ard 2-3 o'clock position... try 12-1, tat shld put it ard 40-45, unless e weather cools down quite alot then u will get some variation.
hotwork77
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Is it because the digital ones have a bigger deviation margin in their readings?
Cheers
AGREE!! i am curious as well and i do believe that digital are more precise, as for battery part, if one is worried then change every 6-8month.... probably is battery corroded / damage due to low humidity ? its just a guess thou
Welcome All...since the question was not answered, I thought I'm itching to reply.
Analog is not necessarily better or digital is better. Digital has its benefits and it is mainly the convenience of setting it and then forget about it. For analog, it is the trial and error setting. You set it once, watch the dial and then set it again and watch the dial again. However, once you have set the dial, that's about all you ever need to do ever again.
For digital, like all electronics devices, there's a possibility of the circuitry failing. For analog, there's no circuitry to fail.
Other than the above reason, whether it is analog or digital, the drying mechanism can and will fail at some point in time.
The other myth I've noticed is the obsession to set it at 45% RH. While going lower to 30s will not affect the modern DSLR in anyway. In Perth, the natural RH is around 35-40% in summer and it has never damage the camera. There's no noticeable cracking of seals or grease drying up. As I have mentioned in other threads, the new DSLR made after 1999/2000 are using synthetic grease which can withstand operating temperatures of between -40C to 50C with daily average RH from 35% to 85%.
Myth busted guys...
hotwork77
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Hi
There is simple comparison between analog controller and digital controller of Dry Cabinet
Nowadays low humidity do not harden rubber seals or dry up grease anymore. Modern day cameras uses PU rubber and ceramic grease which addresses the hardening and drying problems so often cited by photographers.
The only main difference a digital is better than an analog controller is the convenience of setting it once and forget about it whereas for analog you have to set and see the RH and maybe readjust it again to get the desired level.
The third point mentioned in the table is not wholly accurate. If the digital controller is not calibrated properly, even if you set at whatever value (45%RH), that value will also not be achievable. This "accuracy" will also drift when the electronic circuit breaks down whereas an analog setting is mechanical and it is "fixed" so long as you don't adjust it again.
Other than that, there is no difference from an engineering stand point.
Hi, im looking for a dry cabinet too.
After reading all the post, am i right to say that
1) If u want to save money, just get an Aipo or Digicabi AD (Analog dehumidify system) series and learn how to set it correctly and check regularly (How often?).
or
2) If u dont mind paying $100 extra, get an Aipo or Digicabi DHC (DIGITAL dehumidify system) series and let the machine do what it does best.
AND get an additional hygrometer into the cabinet for assurance incase the cabinet is wrong or faulty?
Am I right?
Im thinking about the Aipo 30L DHC which costs $180
After reading all the post, am i right to say that
1) If u want to save money, just get an Aipo or Digicabi AD (Analog dehumidify system) series and learn how to set it correctly and check regularly (How often?).
or
2) If u dont mind paying $100 extra, get an Aipo or Digicabi DHC (DIGITAL dehumidify system) series and let the machine do what it does best.
AND get an additional hygrometer into the cabinet for assurance incase the cabinet is wrong or faulty?
Am I right?
Im thinking about the Aipo 30L DHC which costs $180
Hi, I just bought my 1st DSLR and I need to buy a dry cabinet too. Still haven't decided which one to buy. Your questions are exactly similar to what I was about to ask in a new thread!
oh cool. when u have an answer, please post here yah! thanks!
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