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Portable dehumidifier?
On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:56:36 +0000 (UTC), Frank Stutzman
wrote: Ron Wanttaja wrote: http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/ Gotta make sure Moonraker stays nice an dry there in Seattle, eh, Ron ;-) Normally, I just turn it upside down and shake it a bit. :-) This product works very well, but I won't let it near my plane. I had one of the Dri-Z-air units in my shop, sitting on my table saw. Must have bumped it a bit and spilled either the water in it or the crystals. Ended up with the nastiest patch of corrosion I have ever had. My hangar mate used it, but it was a fiberglass airplane. He left it out on the hangar floor once, and I accidentally kicked it and spilled some of the crystals onto the concrete. The area looked like a puddle for months.... I certainly wouldn't want to place it directly on the airplane floor... something like a cake tin underneath, I think. But I think it was what the OP was referring to. Ron Wanttaja |
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Portable dehumidifier?
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/ Gotta make sure Moonraker stays nice an dry there in Seattle, eh, Ron ;-) This product works very well, but I won't let it near my plane. I had one of the Dri-Z-air units in my shop, sitting on my table saw. Must have bumped it a bit and spilled either the water in it or the crystals. Ended up with the nastiest patch of corrosion I have ever had. -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR |
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Portable dehumidifier?
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On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:10:05 +0000, wrote: Suprisingly, google isn't turning up much useful stuff on this one. I know a number of people use these, based on silica gel or similar, inside the aircraft. Mine is hangared but I know it actually spends quite a bit of time outside during the day, and I want to make the avionics last as long as possible. There are various small mains powered refrigeration-cycle-based units but I can't easily ensure that a supply is connected. So something with a replaceable "pack" would be great. Any suggestions would be much appreciated? I've had good experience with the Eva-Dry units, both the powered mini Peltier unit (EVD1100) and the renewable crystal-based units (EDV300 and EDV500). I leave two of the renewable units in the airplane; when the crystals turn from blue to pink they need to be recharged--basically dried out overnight. They just plug into the wall and heat up. Amazon has all of these; search for Eva-Dry. Bruce -- Bruce Horn, Ingenuity Software, Inc. |
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