Salt Test w/ 1/2 cup of salt
Hello, new guy here. Getting a small humidor shipped this week from ccom (hey, we all gotta start somewhere right)... anyways, i bought a digital hygrometer yesterday and wanted to calibrate it. I've read plenty of articles on the web, and the most common salt test was using a bottle cap and small ziploc, so I gave it a whirl. After 12 hours, my RH was at 72, ok not too bad, i'll just add 3 to the reading and be good to go. But just for kicks, I wanted to try one other article's recommendation of using 1/2 cup of salt with about 1/4 cup of water. After 8 hours my RH reading is at a steady 75.... i'm guessing with the larger quantity of salt, there's more room for error concerning the water to salt mixture. In both tests, I just made sure there was no discernable water sitting at the top of the mixture.
Getting a little off topic, but I had about a 71-75 degree temperature fluctuation, is that going to be ok? I don't think I can put the future humidor in any other cooler place, as it's been really warm July this year.
Getting a little off topic, but I had about a 71-75 degree temperature fluctuation, is that going to be ok? I don't think I can put the future humidor in any other cooler place, as it's been really warm July this year.
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