Moisture munchers

[sabbath999]

I kinda feel like this is my home thread.

It's good to be the king.

 

[SeaLife Joe]

I've been watching this thread for some time and just wanted to add this one little comment....

Is it really worth all the hassle to rejuvinate these? If kept in a dry box after opening they last a good long time and if cameras are prepped properly, they should last a dive or two easily.

Just thinking of allthe electricity used to oven dry these out and doesn't make sense to me.

Sorry just my two bits.

 

[vondo]

I've been watching this thread for some time and just wanted to add this one little comment....

Is it really worth all the hassle to rejuvinate these? If kept in a dry box after opening they last a good long time and if cameras are prepped properly, they should last a dive or two easily.

Just thinking of allthe electricity used to oven dry these out and doesn't make sense to me.

Sorry just my two bits.

In the oven, maybe not. In the damp-rid, absolutely. Your preferred option is paying $1/each for something bought in bulk for pennies. And making a trip to the dive shop every time to pick them up. Think of all the wasted gas! And half the time it seems the shop is out, which means another trip.

And my experience is that they don't last all that long in a dry box. (About a year, maybe).

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

In the oven, maybe not. In the damp-rid, absolutely. Your preferred option is paying $1/each for something bought in bulk for pennies. And making a trip to the dive shop every time to pick them up. Think of all the wasted gas! And half the time it seems the shop is out, which means another trip.

And my experience is that they don't last all that long in a dry box. (About a year, maybe).

... and it doesn't cost $18-$20 to bring them back in the oven when you bring them back 18-20 at a time

 

[SkipperJohn]

I've been watching this thread for some time and just wanted to add this one little comment....

Is it really worth all the hassle to rejuvinate these? If kept in a dry box after opening they last a good long time and if cameras are prepped properly, they should last a dive or two easily.

Just thinking of allthe electricity used to oven dry these out and doesn't make sense to me.

Sorry just my two bits.

actually yeah. My camera came with 3. All of them pink-right out of the box. Then, as pointed out, I couldn't find replacements (until Denise sent me some-Thank you Denise & Sealife). So this is just a new level of preparation.

 

[DandyDon]

I've been watching this thread for some time and just wanted to add this one little comment....

Is it really worth all the hassle to rejuvinate these? If kept in a dry box after opening they last a good long time and if cameras are prepped properly, they should last a dive or two easily.

Just thinking of allthe electricity used to oven dry these out and doesn't make sense to me.

Sorry just my two bits.

Yes, they should last at least a couple of dives as I don't want to open my housing while out on a 2 tank morning trip. Indeed, I would prefer to not open it at lunch and go back out for another 2 tank afternoon trip with the same camera and MM unopened all day, but while the MM may last the day - your pissy little 750 mAh battery won't. Not as much as I like to shoot shoot shoot, then see what I got - my motto since my first digital camera, the DC100.

For cost, eh - $1/each for a one time product is no biggie if they suckers stayed dark blue when new, but my experience has been that once I open the ziplock, they start to turn and unused ones turn pukey pink having never left the bag. Yes, I want to at least get to use each one, and without buying a Pelican box just for MMs.

Nah, I don't like the oven idea. I avoid using my oven for anything, more of a stove-top cook even when I do cook a steak or roast (got the special cookware from when I sold it a while ), but for a few cents of Damp Rid I can keep the new ones new as well as rejuvenate the old ones.

Indeed, I have to wonder how many of your customers have felt as I have over the years since the DC100: "I really wish I could use all of the MMs I bought!" Every cell phone leather case I ever bought has a little dissectant pack with it; wouldn't it be nice if MM packages had one.

 

[fisheater]

I tried the dehydrator on my used Moisture Munchers. Worked great. Now I have a lifetime supply.

 

[nesken]

I have tried to rejuvenate moisture munchers using the microwave and it works, but there are a couple of things you have to take into consideration in order to avoid melting them.

1. Open a little hole using a needle on both sides of the moisture munchers. If at least one side is sealed, the muncher is going to blow up when you start to heat it because the steam doesn't have a way to get out.

2. Put the munchers into the microwave and start heating them, but only for 5 seconds, then stop and open the door of the microwave to let the steam to come out. It's important to heat the munchers for only 5 seconds, I have tried heating them for about 10 seconds and the plastic capsules start to get deformed.

3. Now, close the door and wait for about 30 seconds, so the plastic capsules could get cool before heating them again. Then repeat step 2 until the moisture munchers get dark blue.

I hope this could help you. Have a nice dive.

Nesken

 

[DandyDon]

Thanks nesken, and welcome to SB.

Too much work for me, but ok. Can you not find the Damp Rid there? So much easier, but it that product is not easily available. surely other cheap, bulk desiccants can be found easily as humid as life is there.

 

[scuba_frog]

I was at the LDS Saturday and could not believe my eyes. They were actually selling something called "Moisture Muncher Rejuvenater". Nothing more than 1x1 packets of silica gel. You were supposed to put your munchers and these packs in an air tight container and in 5-10 days, your Munchers are as good as new. Not sure who the manufacturer was, but they were selling 8 1x1 squares for $8. Now why didn't I think of that.