Recent postings about the waterproofness of GPS units prompt my question. Has anyone found a satisfactory dessicant for use with electrical gear, ie radios, GPS, cellphones in drybags. I find temperature differences, and the marine environment generally can mean a high level of humidity in drybags, even though they may look OK. A friend has suggested a cheap solution, using rice! Has anyone tried this? This part of the world can be super-humid, and I was suprised to find none of our local electronic shops/ pharmacists etc. can help with dessicant. Cheers, Peter Rattenbury Wollongong Australia *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
PJ Rattenbury wrote: > > Recent postings about the waterproofness of GPS units prompt my question. > Has anyone found a satisfactory dessicant for use with electrical gear, ie > radios, GPS, cellphones in drybags. Silica gel is the standard. Can be re-dehydrated by heating at elevated temps, but has low capacity. Most other powerful dessicants are too corrosive for use in electronics. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Peter, There is one dessicant called Moisture Muncher (or MoistureMuncher) that is sold to be used inside housings for underwater cameras. I don't know what it is made of, but it can be reused by heating it in a microwave. If you have trouble finding it, it is sold by Pioneer Research, maker of the Sealife camera series....but they get it somewhere! Cheryl diver/paddler *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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