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On 17/10/2016 at 3:59 PM, FracturedRabbit said:

 

I use a couple of cabinets that I bought in Thailand. No more chance of fire than your fridge! Had them for years with no problems.
The problem with silica gel, other than the maintenance(will you always remember?), is that you can't control the humidity level. Too dry can cause mould too. I believe 40-50% is about right.

 

FractureRabbit

Thanks to you I have decided to buy the dry cabinet. I have sent an inquiry to Fotofile for either the Sirui HC-200 Electronic Humidity Control Cabinet 200Lit  weight 36kg or the Sirui HS-260 Electronic Humidity Control and Safety Cabinet 260Lit and 115kg

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1176881-REG/sirui_hc200_hc_200_electronic_humidity_control.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1151018-REG/sirui_hs_260_electronic_humidity_control.html

I think I will go for the 36kg option as the safe part is not so important. Sirui seems to be a good quality maker, at least what I have found out since I read your post. And I have also learnt a little bit about humidity, and you are right. The silica gel can be problem for you equipment.

But I also learnt that the cheapest way to do it is to take your equipment for a monthly sunbath on the balcony etc. as the UV kills mold

Cheers

On 17/10/2016 at 3:59 PM, FracturedRabbit said:

 

I use a couple of cabinets that I bought in Thailand. No more chance of fire than your fridge! Had them for years with no problems.
The problem with silica gel, other than the maintenance(will you always remember?), is that you can't control the humidity level. Too dry can cause mould too. I believe 40-50% is about right.

 

Cheers FractureRabbit

Fotofile sell the dry cabinets. And honestly, I'm scared enough leaving my fridge on when leaving Thailand. Just the few last years I have left it on. After seeing some of the wire work around here I don't trust the electricity installations. Also the reason for having 25mm teak floor in the whole condo even though I would like to have stone or clay in the kitchen

But I had a guy to re wire my condo and I bought some equipment in Europe so I can test the grounding/ earth in my condo. It took me some time to discover that I had ground/ earth in the condo as all the grounding/ earth wires was gone or not in use. We installed grounded sockets in the whole condo. 

But my earth fault breakers are releasing all the time

I was meant to have a jacuzzi or what ever they call it but I decided not to have it. Would not fancy sitting on top of 220

But the years are passing by and I get more and more used to it so I might have a look at the dry cabinets at Fotofile even though I like the idea with the silica gel

On the river

Yes, I will compare the pelican and any good safe I can find. Pelican is for sure cheaper than a safe, and more important, not so heavy. A 200 kg safe in the condo and I will always be worried coming home to find the safe in my neighbour's condo under me.

I studied the selica gel and it seems to be a pretty nifty thing.  And just to put in the oven until the gel change colour and reuse it. 

Cheers again Rhythmworx

I checked out Pelican and they are sold in Bangkok as well. 

http://www.pelicancasethailand.com/

I will check them out and compare with the safe. These pelican are coming in all sizes and shapes. They even had special camera cases

Thanks again

Cheers Rhrthmworx.

I Have never had have any problem with the camera equipment, but I have been thinking about it. And now I realize that it must have been your post that made me think about it. 

And the safe, also protect my equipment from theft. Even though it was a very very very long time ago I woke up with someone I didn't knew.

I was looking at the brand you recommended but they don't ship to Thailand. But I found the same brand available in Thailand and I will buy from them as soon as I have found a good safe. Maybe modify the safe with some rubber gasket to seal it.

I also have many documents that are getting damaged due to the humidity. The paper from the land office or what ever it is called is almost beyond readable after soon 17 years in my book shelf

I have been at home pro and a safe store on Sukhumvit and I have not made up my mind yet. What are you using? And did you buy it here in Bangkok?

Cheers again

I don't know, but I think he means that you put the focus on the hat when looking at the picture. When I look the guy in the eye my eye goes up to the top of the hat all the time and it is like I have to concentrate to keep me FOCUSED on the eyes and glasses. But I think it is because of the bright top of the hat

I use to leave my camera and lenses to Canon at MBK, it takes them from a few hours until the day after depending on how busy they are.

Like FractureRabbit, my camera was covered in mud, sand and dust after having been driving around on dust roads for a few days and I thought the camera was garbage. And FractureRabbit's camera look good on his picture in comparison after having been driving around with the camera around my neck on the country side dust roads

When I got the camera back from Canon I thought they had made a mistake because the camera looked like new. Maybe they had mixed my camera with a new one. But no, it was my camera and lens and what a difference. Would have been worth it even if the camera had not been covered in mud (driving through mus pools with a motorbike) and dust. The whole thing set me back by a few hundred Baht plus taxi.

Well worth every bath.

FractureRabbit, I hope you don't mind me asking about your humidity cabinet. I have been looking for dry cabinets and the ones I have found are all electric. And it would have been very nice if it would not have been for me being afraid of fires. What are you using if I can ask?

I'm planning to buy a safe for my camera equipment and keep selica gel or what they call it in the safe. The reason for me to buy a safe is because I have this idea that it is more airtight than a ordinary locker.

Ron, I don't mean to make you homesick with all the beautiful birds from Australia

Another beautiful "crow" The Pied Currawong

First time I saw this bird they told me that it was a Laughing Kookaburra. I told them that it looked like a Kingfisher. And when I checked up the bird it turned out to be the biggest Kingfisher in the world