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Post by indiehouse on Feb 20, 2019 11:03:29 GMT -6
Anyone know where I can find those plastic mic cover baggies/sleeves?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 11:11:53 GMT -6
I just use freezer Ziploc bags from the supermarket, and little silica gel pouches. Cheap and work a treat.
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Post by indiehouse on Feb 20, 2019 11:15:46 GMT -6
I just use freezer Ziploc bags from the supermarket, and little silica gel pouches. Cheap and work a treat. These are more like fitted plastic sleeves.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 11:29:02 GMT -6
Cool, would be interested to see pics!
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Post by ericn on Feb 20, 2019 11:31:06 GMT -6
I just use freezer Ziploc bags from the supermarket, and little silica gel pouches. Cheap and work a treat. Just remember to use the silica packs that change color as they die! I knew a guy who made a HUGE deal about changing out his silica packs every 12months since they were rated for a year, until I pointed out that he didn’t know when they were actually manufactured.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 11:35:40 GMT -6
I heard you can just put them in the microwave to make them work again, but I have never tried it. Maybe that's just a certain type?
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Post by Ward on Feb 20, 2019 11:50:54 GMT -6
I heard you can just put them in the microwave to make them work again, but I have never tried it. Maybe that's just a certain type? Note: This doesn't work on the microphones, just the silicate packets
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Post by mulmany on Feb 20, 2019 11:53:28 GMT -6
I heard you can just put them in the microwave to make them work again, but I have never tried it. Maybe that's just a certain type? Note: This doesn't work on the microphones, just the silicate packets Lol! Now that would be something!
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Post by ericn on Feb 20, 2019 12:45:01 GMT -6
I heard you can just put them in the microwave to make them work again, but I have never tried it. Maybe that's just a certain type? Urban legend, but it won’t blow up your microwave, at least that’s what my packaging guy and a couple of guys who rep some very moisture sensitive equipment have told me.
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 20, 2019 17:04:50 GMT -6
I heard you can just put them in the microwave to make them work again, but I have never tried it. Maybe that's just a certain type? Probably not the microwave, but I'm pretty sure that at least some can be revived by gentle baking in a convection oven, like baking tapes.
Microwaves don't heat things directly, they work by exciting free water molecules in the food to generate heat. The water in the dessicant packs is bound to the dessicant, so it probably would not heat properly. A convection oven actually applies external heat to the substance being cooked.
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Post by lcr on Feb 20, 2019 18:00:44 GMT -6
You learned me somethin’ John K
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Post by markfouxman on Feb 20, 2019 23:05:23 GMT -6
I knew a guy who made a HUGE deal about changing out his silica packs every 12months since they were rated for a year, until I pointed out that he didn’t know when they were actually manufactured. Any silica pack left out for more than about 5-10 minutes becomes useless, as it just gets saturated with humidity. You can regenerate them putting into oven at 250*F for some 20 minutes. That one works very well with ziplocks. Uline sells the ziplocks of every imaginable size, many of which are perfect fit for microphones of any size. Again, they need to be sealed tight, otherwise, they'd lose efficiency very fast. Best, M
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