Moisture munchers

[TN Traveler]

While I do agree that Calcium Chloride can be slightly corrosive, I also know that I have been doing this for about 5 years and have not seen any problems with corrosion.
Although I have upgraded my camera a couple of times, I am still using my original strobe and have seen no sign of corrosion (it gets a MM for each dive).

I wipe my MMs down to remove any powder when I move them from the DampRid container to the small Zip Lock Bags and then put the bags into a larger bag that has some DampRid in it for travel.

You probably have a greater chance of destroying your camera with flooding than from corrosion from the DampRid on the MMs.

 

[chetflyer]

TN Traveller is right the Damp Rid works amazingly well. It comes in a resealable bag now and I just throw the munchers in it...reseal and take them out when I need them. Thanks for the info.

 

[trailblazer1229]

+1
Started using this trick.
Works awesome. My take on it is that I buy the DampRid sachets which come self contained in a little packet. White powder does not go everywhere. I throw the small satchet in the bottom of a mason jar and throw the mucnher caplets in.
Come dive time a week later, they are nice and blue.. almost purple.

There is a way to rejuvenate Moisture Munchers.

1. Go to Home Depot and buy a container of "Damp Rid" - the small size, about a pint.
2. Open it up and insert your spent Moisture Munchers into the white material.
3. Put a piece of plastic wrap across the top and put the lid back on.
4. Put the container inside a big ziplock plastic bag (gallon size works best)
5. Let them sit for about a week or until you need them - pull them out and put them back into the bag they came out of. They will be DARK blue.

Steps 3 and 4 are necessary to preserve the Damp Rid - if you don't do it, the Damp Rid will suck moisture out of the air and be bad in a couple of weeks. Even though I think it can be rejuvenated in the oven - but I've never tried it.

I've probably rejuvenated 15 Moisture Munchers about 10 times each this way using the same container of Damp Rid - total cost about $5. And I've never seen even brand new Moisture Munchers this blue.

PS - DandyDon - have you ever tried upgrading the "firmware" on your Vivitar 5340s?

 

[highlandfarmwv]

It is so easy to bake tham in oven for about 6 hours on 180degrees. Have used mine for years.

 

[gypsyjim]

It is so easy to bake tham in oven for about 6 hours on 180degrees. Have used mine for years.

I do both these days. I store them in the Damp rid, and on a trip, restore them quickly in an oven. Several tools to do the same job, depending on the need at the time.

 

[spoolin01]

It is so easy to bake tham in oven for about 6 hours on 180degrees. Have used mine for years.

Does it take 6 hours to get the job done?