Re: [APML] Frist images with my C11

[Joe Mize <jmize@globe-net.net>]

Steve;

     If you're building a dry air setup like Herm's you'll need the filter.  If
you get one of the Drierite canisters,
http://www.drierite.com/default.cfm?goto_page=page5.cfm it already has a filter
built in.    Notice the white line at the top an bottom of the desiccant, that's
about 1/4" of cloth-like filter material.

     The 26800 canister costs only $47.28, a pleasant surprise these days.  When I
received mine I was impressed by its quality and heavy construction.  The
desiccant is spring loaded between the two filter pads and the canister is sealed
with an O-Ring.

     You don't need a high flow rate, just enough to displace the moist air in
your camera.  The 26800 canister lasts me at least 7 full nights, sometimes 10, in
Central Fla before it needs to be recharged.  To recharge the Drierite it takes
1hrs @ 425deg.  My total cost was about $60, but you can spend more if you get
carried away you get with your fittings and air pump.

     HINT #1:  I used 1/4" RC Airplane Silicon Fuel Line to maintain flexibility
in the winter.
     HINT #2:  ACE Hardware soft plastic pipe end covers, seal your lines when not
in use...joe  :)


steve banbury wrote:

> Hi Herm--thanks for posting your dessicant setup shots.
> I know Jim is off swatting mosquitoes this weekend trying out
> his new Tak, and I had a couple questions about how to put the setup together.
> Your pictures answered all my questions.
>
> Take care--Steve
>
> Herm wrote:
>
> > here is a link to my setup
> >
> > http://home.att.net/~hermperez/dry_air_purge_setup.htm
> >
> > its similar to Jim's but I use a filter to prevent pumping dust into the
> > camera.
> >
> > "Joseph/Leslie Schaefer" <schaefer@htva.net>  wrote:
> >
> > >I should have pointed out that Jim's system force surrounding air through a
> > >desiccant canister to
> > >remove the moisture. The dry air prevents moisture form forming inside the
> > >camera body.
> > > Here is Jim's system:
> > > http://flyboy999.freeyellow.com/LinksPage/PurgeSystem.htm
> > >Joe.
> >
> > Herm
> > Astropics http://home.att.net/~hermperez
> >
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