Regarding silica gel, is it not necessary to recharge it reasonable
regularly by warming it up? In my local hardware store, I can buy a
'dehumidifier' that consists of a holder for a large bag of silica gel (I
think), that sits over a water holder. Instructions are to replace the
silica with a new refill when it begins to drip water into the water
holder. That suggests that silica gel can get pretty wet once the original
wrapping round a camera or lens box is removed.
Anyone know the correct answer? I know that the small packets of gel often
have instructions printed on them to throw them away.
Roger Key
Jim Timpe wrote:
The open cell foam used in this application is quite hygroscopic, and
leaving a camera in a moderate to high humidity atmosphere is an invitation
to rampant rot. The little silica filled desiccant packs are probably of
greater value in keeping the excess moisture from being sucked up by our
camera bodies than they are at keeping fungus out of lenses.
-----Original Message-----
From: DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx [mailto:DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:11 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Mushy foam
I think high humidity really leads to the foam crumbling. My brother left
his
camera in a very wet, mildewly basement for three years and the foam was a
wreck. I know the foam was in good shape when I sold it to him (one of my
original OM1's).
Susan Steele
Virginia,USA
"The sewing machine like the rifle gun, that beats the world is the
Remington".
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