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veda_sticks
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New hygrometer - external sensor
#7597472 - 11/05/07 06:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I just received my thermo-hugrometer. Bought from ebay, not sure of the brand but the packet says e=mc2, environmental Monitoring concepts
Specs
measuring range - 20-98% RH, 0-50C(internal) -50 - 70C (external) Display acuracy - +a3% @ 25%RH
With the sensor in my FC reads 93%, take it out and it plumits to 50% after a few minutes.
Looks like its working.
Fanned out my FC amd humidity drops to 50, takes a few minutes go get back upto 93
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Edited by veda_sticks (11/05/07 06:31 AM)
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rynobot8
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Re: New hygrometer - external sensor [Re: veda_sticks]
#7597506 - 11/05/07 06:50 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sweet - how much?
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veda_sticks
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Re: New hygrometer - external sensor [Re: rynobot8]
#7597511 - 11/05/07 06:52 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Was about £21.25 including deliver from ebay, i havnt tested it yet to see if the RH is right, the only downfall is u cant calibrate it.
Im gonna put the sensor in a tub of salt and see what it says.
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mycocurious
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Re: New hygrometer - external sensor [Re: veda_sticks]
#7598552 - 11/05/07 01:36 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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electronic hygrometers suffer a fatal flaw. They're ability to register accurate reads is wholly depending on the constant voltage supplied by their power-source. As almost all of these are battery powered, they're inaccuracies grow exponentially as the voltage drops over time. I have one such "weather-station" styled hygrometer in my fruiting chamber now but I only use it to read the approximate temperatures and trust me when I say, regardless of it's +/- 2% accuracy statement's it's often off by 7-10% once the humidity is over 85% or higher.
I'd recommend getting yourself a good analog hygrometer that has a calibration screw for $5-10 USD (either online or from your local cigar-shoppe) and you'll never find more accurate readings outside of buying an expensive sling-psycrometer or masons-hygrometer.
--- To calibrate an analogue hygrometer, take a small dish-towel and get it wet and wring out all excess moisture. Place it into a small tupperware-type container with a lid - one that is about the same size as the towel itself and place the hygrometer in there as well. Seal it and come back about an hour later and then take out the hygrometer and set the calibration screw so that the hygrometer reads 100% and it read true from that point on. Shouldn't need to be calibrated more than once or twice a year...
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Re: New hygrometer - external sensor [Re: mycocurious]
#7599050 - 11/05/07 03:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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In addition, the first spore drop in your growing area will coat the transducer, further degrading it's already poor performance. That's the reason we use mechanical hair hygrometers that can be re-calibrated as the internal hair stretches over time. RR
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