ambientboy
...from the internet.
Bought one of these. It's been the bane in my humi. It fluctuates even when the humi doesn't and it salt tested at 17% off the first time and 22% off the second time. The thermometer on it works though...
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Walmart $5 Digital Hydrometer
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smoke_screen
ChestBeater
I may have to make a visit to wal mart... Maybe I will get one that works.
beauregard
Redneck Primate
You don't even know the physics of humidification!
Can i please get a professional in here that understands the electrolytic synaptic hydrophillic membrane for a QED?
The problem is not the displaced hydrostatic metroinversion denominator... it's that your playing with the thermostat.
Check the number on the box with the fat brown cigarettes in it.
pbrennan10
Softball Pitcher
The problem is not the displaced hydrostatic metroinversion denominator... it's that your playing with the thermostat.
Check the number on the box with the fat brown cigarettes in it.
Please take your made up terminology elsewhere sir
We're not impressed nor interested.
beauregard
Redneck Primate
???made up terminology
My bad, I thought you made up the term "hydrophillic". Perhaps you just meant to say "hydrophilic".
As for my terminology; I assure you that each term is real although metroinversion is a cnojunction. I can check the spelling for you or send you the definitions.
We mock what we don't understand.
i can't seem to find these at my local wally's..... of course when i ask the help they look at me like I have 5 heads or something
Ask for a digital thermometer for your back porch, the person helping might know what you are asking for. They should be in the same section of store.
pbrennan10
Softball Pitcher
???
My bad, I thought you made up the term "hydrophillic". Perhaps you just meant to say "hydrophilic".
As for my terminology; I assure you that each term is real although metroinversion is a cnojunction. I can check the spelling for you or send you the definitions.
We mock what we don't understand.
Please do both, and start your spelling check with "cnojunction".
Wolfgang8810
SilverBack
Lets not start a flame war insomeones thread who is actually asking for help.
pbrennan10
Softball Pitcher
Lets not start a flame war insomeones thread who is actually asking for help.
The OP is a wanker, i'll flame all over his thread.
Wolfgang8810
SilverBack
I think its getting out of hand and sure it seems you know alot about hydro physics but its really not helping a whole lot. Just added stress. His singling you out about an added "l" was ridiculous he is a monkey definatly not a gorilla
I don't know if I bought the same type but I own several and they're all within 5% RH via the salt test.
Yep same here, one is 5 off and the other is 6.
At that price that is just fine for the extra humidors they are in. About every 2 weeks I stick them in the main box with the expensive one that is dead on and they remain the same 5 and 6 off.
I got mine in the isle where they sell the outdoor thermometers.
Chas
beauregard
Redneck Primate
His singling you out about an added "l" was ridiculous he is a monkey definatly not a gorilla
I did a search for this termonology in an attempt to assist. My search returned nothing because of the mispelling.
I assumed, since I could find no information on this that his terms were made up... so I came up with some of my own.
Not to mention the request for "can we get a professional in here" looked like a joke as well. Nobody's that big a an a$$ around here, are they?
I spent 11 years among the fine people of the great state of West Virginia.... and I'm sure that he's just joshing with us. Or maybe he was adopted.
beauregard
Redneck Primate
I have done some research on this. I can’t find anything on “electrolytic synaptic hydrophillic membrane”. So I looked up how relative humidity is calculated to backwards engineer (deduce by calculateus eliminatus – Dr. Suess) the process the hygrometer would use to make it’s calculations.
I think that the phenomenon you are experiencing is exactly as you suspect. This is simply the way the hygrometer is programmed. I’m not going bother trying to find documentation on this device’s programming as it is probably in Chinese. I’m just using my powers of deduction to conclude that it is programmed to calculate relative humidity and that it is a matter of rounding.
If you start with rounded averages for temperature, actual vapor density and saturation density (the rounding of averages being the threshold you suspected) then you have a limited list of possible products.
I found a relative humidity calculator that will allow you to plug in these figures and you can see where the cut offs for your parameters leaves you.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/relhum.html#c4
If you know your actual vapor density and saturation density you can test this, and I’ll bet you are correct in your assumption.
I think that the phenomenon you are experiencing is exactly as you suspect. This is simply the way the hygrometer is programmed. I’m not going bother trying to find documentation on this device’s programming as it is probably in Chinese. I’m just using my powers of deduction to conclude that it is programmed to calculate relative humidity and that it is a matter of rounding.
If you start with rounded averages for temperature, actual vapor density and saturation density (the rounding of averages being the threshold you suspected) then you have a limited list of possible products.
I found a relative humidity calculator that will allow you to plug in these figures and you can see where the cut offs for your parameters leaves you.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/relhum.html#c4
If you know your actual vapor density and saturation density you can test this, and I’ll bet you are correct in your assumption.
pbrennan10
Softball Pitcher
You've done well, grasshoppa.
beauregard
Redneck Primate
I was trying to find one of these on Wal-Mart's web site when I noticed that we may be using the wrong term (because they didn't have any).
Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring humidity.
A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water.
Now I recognize the hydrometer... I use one of these to make beer.
Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring humidity.
A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water.
Now I recognize the hydrometer... I use one of these to make beer.
beauregard
Redneck Primate
You've done well, grasshoppa.
Wax on, wax off.... what can I say