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Hygrometer
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owensaz
Pallabra. (Word.)
What are you trying to accomplish? Those digital hygrometers for what you need a hygrometer for are spot on. There are other brands available but accuracy will be about the same across the board. Aside from that.. 
Let us know..
Let us know..
my suggestion is dont bother.
I have owned some very high end, $300 hygrometers, and they perform no better than what you can buy for about $20-$25.
The high end hygrometers can and will drift after some time, just like the cheaper models.
The certification only means that the hygrometers accuracy is stated on the certificate, but is only guaranteed at the time of the test. It does not mean that it will be accurate next month.
A recalibratable $25 hygrometer, along with the Humidipak calibration bag will give you better long term results than the high end, certified hygrometers.
kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
I have used the round Xikar ones before....their batteries die pretty fast. Also have one from Savoy. Works very well...battery has lasted longer than the Xikar ones. Big thing is to check the calibration once in a while. If it is off, recalibrate.
and one last thing, I do not like the Xikar hygrometer. From what is see, you are stuck using the salt test to do the recalibration. The at home salt test is NOT scientifically accurate unless you have true scientific instructions that match amount of salt, amount of water, and size of test chamber.
The recalibratable hygrometer that I sell, as well as other vendors, is not stuck too the salt test. It uses the Humidipak calibration bag, and as well as any other Humidipak or Boveda product. You get proven accuracy with the the Boveda, verses guesswork with the salt test.
The recalibratable hygrometer that I sell, as well as other vendors, is not stuck too the salt test. It uses the Humidipak calibration bag, and as well as any other Humidipak or Boveda product. You get proven accuracy with the the Boveda, verses guesswork with the salt test.
Are you talking about the Xikar with the push-button calibration button?
The round one with the calibration knob seems to calibrate well with a boveda. The only problem I have run into with one of my 3 xikars is it is turned all the way down to reach the desired setting. In other words, I can't turn it down anymore if it reads high.
The Xikar That I am familar with has a push button. they tell you too use the salt test, which means that you need a 75% environment. There is no adjustment to allow for a 65% environment. when you push the button, it resets to 75%, so you must have it in a 75% environment.
I think that Xikar has older models that are copied off the Hydroset. The new models have the pushbutton reset that requires the salt test or 75% environment.
I think that Xikar has older models that are copied off the Hydroset. The new models have the pushbutton reset that requires the salt test or 75% environment.
You lost me here. The salt test is just providing you with a 75% enviroment, right? So if youve done it correctly and open it up, they hygrometer will read 75%. If not, maybe because its a couple of degrees off or whatever, (providing that youve done it a few times with the same result) you just push the button. So that you dont have to add or subtract from your value. Thats how I always took it anyway.
you can do that, but you are still stuck using the 75 Boveda. I dont use the 75% Boveda for anything, so I would prefer a hygrometer that allows recalibration with any Boveda or Humidipak.
Read this post. http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php/61683-Hygrometer-calibration-test-chamber .
kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
I saw that thread...and that is definitely good for someone that doesn't have a hygrometer right now. But the OP has the Xikar. So, in this case a 75% Boveda would suit this situation.