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lopro · 10-21-2009, 12:07 AM

So, I finally got a humidor (used) and I tried calibrating the hygrometer.

I found a method online that had me fill a cup with salt and water and put that in with the hygro into a sealed ziploc bag for 8-12 hours.

So, it is now 12 hrs later and my hygro is only reading 65% opposed to the 75% expected. Now, I know that hygro's are generally off by a few percent, but is this large of a deficit normal?

(It IS an analog hygro -- the one that came with the Savoy humi...)

10-21-2009, 12:07 AM	#270
lopro FREE TIBET! Join Date: Oct 2009 First Name: Loren Location: Los Angeles Posts: 49 Trading: (1)	Re: Beginner Questions (Ask Them Here!) So, I finally got a humidor (used) and I tried calibrating the hygrometer. I found a method online that had me fill a cup with salt and water and put that in with the hygro into a sealed ziploc bag for 8-12 hours. So, it is now 12 hrs later and my hygro is only reading 65% opposed to the 75% expected. Now, I know that hygro's are generally off by a few percent, but is this large of a deficit normal? (It IS an analog hygro -- the one that came with the Savoy humi...)