At 7:36 PM +0100 10/12/02, Julian Davies wrote:
> >So, my current solution is to put the damp-gone bag at >the bottom of the
>container, put some kind of floor with >feet over it, and pile the gear on
>top of this floor. That >way, the dust stays below. One caould also put a
>cotton >towel on the floor, to act as an added dust barrier. This >solution
>works only for static storage, not for >portable .use.
>
>I'd be concerned about the dust - barrier effectiveness of cotton in a
>(deliberately!) dry atmosphere. Isn't this stuff meant for drying out
>basements and garages? Silica gel isn't expensive enough to risk the
>possible corrosive effects, surely?
>
>Are there any chemists in the house? would this combination have a vapour
>pressure, and therefore diffuse independently of dust suppression?
Not to worry. Calcium chloride is a solid, with properties similar to sodium
chloride (table salt). These melt somewhere just short of a red heat.
Joe
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