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univibe88 · 05-25-2006, 03:23 PM

Analog hygros are all junk. Not only are they off, they are usually inconsistently off and by different amounts across the range. Might be +4 one day, +6 another day, +2 at 60% RH, -5 at 75% RH. You get the idea.

Most digitals are not extremely accurate either, but they should at least be consistently off. For example, a digital might read -3 all the time - whether the actually RH is 55% or 75%.

Take a tube of beads and put it into a tuperware container with your digital hygro. Let it sit overnight and you'll know its true reading. Mine is -3%. So as long as it reads 60-02%, I'm happy.

05-25-2006, 03:23 PM	#14
univibe88 Herf Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Slidell 4 Life Posts: 5,814	Analog hygros are all junk. Not only are they off, they are usually inconsistently off and by different amounts across the range. Might be +4 one day, +6 another day, +2 at 60% RH, -5 at 75% RH. You get the idea. Most digitals are not extremely accurate either, but they should at least be consistently off. For example, a digital might read -3 all the time - whether the actually RH is 55% or 75%. Take a tube of beads and put it into a tuperware container with your digital hygro. Let it sit overnight and you'll know its true reading. Mine is -3%. So as long as it reads 60-02%, I'm happy. __________________ Karl "No man's life, liberty, or property is safe," warned Mark Twain, "while Congress is in session."