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tchapchap · 06-05-2008, 03:14 PM

Check THIS out. Nice!

H311oLHD · 06-05-2008, 03:50 PM

I like that A LOT!!!!!!! $20 for an EASY to use hygro?! Xikar...I love you!

MountChuck · 06-05-2008, 06:49 PM

Beautiful. I'll have to start selling these at the shop once I sell the rest of the Xikar hygros I have.

jwrussell · 07-17-2008, 04:31 AM

These look very much like the other adjustables out on the market. Cost about the same as well. There's a slight defect that affects the others that anyone buying these might want to check for.

It involves a strange change at 67 degrees. The hygro will bounce +/-5% on either side of the 67 degree line. No big deal if you are using this in a non-cooled humidor, but if you keep your humidor around or below 67 degrees, it can cause some anomolous readings if you don't know it's happening.

Here's how it works. If your adjustable hygro is reading say 70% at 68 degrees and the temp drops by one degree to 67, your hygro will immediately, not gradually, jump to 75%. IF the temp goes back to 68, voila, back to 70%.

I had heard it was something about the chip inside, but haven't heard if they ever truly nailed down what the issue was or if it ever got fixed.

TommyBB · 07-17-2008, 11:10 AM

I ran that in First Look about a month ago.

06-05-2008, 03:14 PM	#1
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07-17-2008, 04:31 AM	#4
jwrussell Herf Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 6,963	These look very much like the other adjustables out on the market. Cost about the same as well. There's a slight defect that affects the others that anyone buying these might want to check for. It involves a strange change at 67 degrees. The hygro will bounce +/-5% on either side of the 67 degree line. No big deal if you are using this in a non-cooled humidor, but if you keep your humidor around or below 67 degrees, it can cause some anomolous readings if you don't know it's happening. Here's how it works. If your adjustable hygro is reading say 70% at 68 degrees and the temp drops by one degree to 67, your hygro will immediately, not gradually, jump to 75%. IF the temp goes back to 68, voila, back to 70%. I had heard it was something about the chip inside, but haven't heard if they ever truly nailed down what the issue was or if it ever got fixed.