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fred

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On 3 Jun, 21:50, fred wrote:
In article . com,
writesOn 3 Jun, 15:37, fred wrote:

Any idea of the optimum temperature for moisture adsorbtion using silica
gel? I'd like to dry out some delicate stuff ( a camera) and I'm guessing a
moderate temperature increase will drive the moisture off more quickly but
it's no use if the silica gel I'm packing around it fails to take it up.

the hotter the faster

That's what I was thinking but I didn't want to get into the zone where it
ceases adsorbing and starts releasing. I'm unlikely to want to take the
camera above 50deg C.

If you go that high you wont need the gel in the first place, the heat
alone will boil the water away. Youre limited in practice by what the
camera is ok with.

See my other post, I am going the warm air route but it would be nice to
know that knee point at which the adsorbtion starts to drop off for future
reference.

Somehow water vapour has managed to condense between the LCD and
its backlight, a total ball-ache.
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fred
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