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Old 5th Aug 2019, 1:56 am   #31
Maarten
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Default Re: Getting rid of damp?

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Originally Posted by 19Seventy7 View Post
Hi,

I did think about silica gel packets but I didn't know if they'd be the same as the dehumidifiers and aren't meant to go near electronics.
The usual desiccators are based on calciumchloride and I think when used form calciumhydroxide in solution which could be corrosive to electronics.

Silicagel is perfectly fine for electronics and can be baked when saturated and then reused.

A cheap but not reusable method is to just fill some pouches or small socks with sugar and replace once saturated. An old time repairman i knew, used to put a bag with sugar inside the tv set when servicing if it was in a damp place.
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