Humidor woes with stabilization

[Totemic]

Originally Posted by Silound

Humidity will sink lower obviously, because moisture in the air weighs more than the air around it.

Uhh, no.
Humidity rises.
Earth's air is mostly made of Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2). The molecular weight of each is 28 & 32 respectively. Water is H2O, molecular weight is 18. Humid air will rise.

[Silound]

Originally Posted by Totemic

Uhh, no.
Humidity rises.
Earth's air is mostly made of Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2). The molecular weight of each is 28 & 32 respectively. Water is H2O, molecular weight is 18. Humid air will rise.

True in calculations under fixed conditions, not true in chemical applications. This is why good engineers who design dryers are so highly in demand.


Temperature, pressure, and agitation determine whether humid air rises or falls. In most cases, normal convection is often replicated in normal conditions at different temperature and pressures with still air. Agitation will cause a rise/fall to be more prominent in some conditions, while in others it will simply cause a state of confusion.

[LeoM]

Yeah, it took a little over a week to season it when I first got it. Running the humidifier and having a pan of water in the top that I kept re-filling.

I just got the holes drilled and three fans setup. I'm ordering another fan tomorrow. Just need to decide how I want to power the fourth, the Hydra is only rated for 3 fans i think.

[Agent11br]

Originally Posted by LeoM

I just got the holes drilled and three fans setup. I'm ordering another fan tomorrow. Just need to decide how I want to power the fourth, the Hydra is only rated for 3 fans i think.

I'd snag an old power supply from a computer and hook up computer fans to it and then put them on a timer.

You could also splice into one of the fans and run two of them in series unless that is how it is already setup. Someone with more knowledge on the Hydra fan kits would know better though.

[LeoM]

Yep, that's what I'm working out now. I work for an IT company, so I'm using a 12V adaptor with molex connectors/splitters. I'm just gonna wire them all together and take the load off the Hydra.

[Agent11br]

Originally Posted by LeoM

Yep, that's what I'm working out now. I work for an IT company, so I'm using a 12V adaptor with molex connectors/splitters. I'm just gonna wire them all together and take the load off the Hydra.

Sweet, you should post a write-up on how to wire that all together, where you got the parts, etc. There are other members that have done similar setups but I have yet to see a thorough "how-to" with pics. I may do one when I get around to re-doing mine but it's only 2 fans, not 4+.