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They're really common in gun safes as traditional finishes like bluing can spot easily from high humidity(and many people put their safes in basements or other humid places).

 

The one I'm familiar with in gun safes isn't a true dehumidifier(as in a compressor/heat exchange coil and water collector) but rather a heated rod in the bottom that induces circulation of dry air by convection currents.

 

Here's one of the popular ones GoldenRod Dehumidifier Rod | Cabela's

 

More importantly, though, I'd be sure to remove camera equipment from bags and make sure it's otherwise able to have good air circulation around it.

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They're really common in gun safes as traditional finishes like bluing can spot easily from high humidity(and many people put their safes in basements or other humid places).

 

The one I'm familiar with in gun safes isn't a true dehumidifier(as in a compressor/heat exchange coil and water collector) but rather a heated rod in the bottom that induces circulation of dry air by convection currents.

 

Here's one of the popular ones GoldenRod Dehumidifier Rod | Cabela's

 

More importantly, though, I'd be sure to remove camera equipment from bags and make sure it's otherwise able to have good air circulation around it.

I have those in my gun safes but they warm up a little so im a little hesitant to use for camera equipment.

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The small ProBreeze dehumidifiers seem to do the job. Unsure of the cabinet size or humidity level in your case but I have several and they do condense well with no heat.

Yea I ordered one like that, its not that humid here normally but here lately it seems to be getting worse, I have several Zeiss lens and just dropped some $$$ on the Nikon 70-200E, so if it works $40 not much of investment to protect all my equipment.

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Mark, I think your idea is a really good one. Using the rod dehumidifier has my vote. I have been using a Ruggard Cabinet dehumidifier and rechargeable absorbent dehumidifiers in Pelican cases for 3 years now. The cabinet works well but is crammed full. The Pelican cases don’t allow ready visual access like a cabinet but are great for travel in the tropics. It’s not about absolute humidity and more about preserving the electronics so a little goes a long way reducing the relative humidity. If you can keep it under 60% your probably going to be OK. I don’t live on the coast anymore and my basement is water tight, cool in the mid 60s F and has a free standing dehumidifier that keeps things around 40% and adding the cabinet provides reassurance but I think your path is more cost effective and practical. The small cost of the unit pales when compared to the repair cost of your babies. I think that the increase in temperature that the “Golden Rod “ creates is insignificant and as well you don’t have to empty the reservoir. I have gone through that in my free standing office when I lived in Florida. Emptying it every 2-3 days was a pain in the but. Good hunting.
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They're really common in gun safes as traditional finishes like bluing can spot easily from high humidity(and many people put their safes in basements or other humid places).

 

The one I'm familiar with in gun safes isn't a true dehumidifier(as in a compressor/heat exchange coil and water collector) but rather a heated rod in the bottom that induces circulation of dry air by convection currents.

 

Here's one of the popular ones GoldenRod Dehumidifier Rod | Cabela's

 

More importantly, though, I'd be sure to remove camera equipment from bags and make sure it's otherwise able to have good air circulation around it.

 

And so I wouldn't use them for my camera as I don't want them to heat my cameras.

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And so I wouldn't use them for my camera as I don't want them to heat my cameras.

The condensate dehumidifiers will also heat up your cabinet. You can use a large version of the condensate dehumidifier to heat your home.

The amount of increased temperature of a bar/rod dehumidifier is around 10 degrees and that by its nature will decrease relative humidity. The condensate dehumidifier produces heat as it condenses water and will raise the temperature of your enclosure perhaps more than the rod.

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