Humidor Fans for Dummies!!

MrOneEyedBoh · 01-25-2010, 03:20 PM

yeah get a pc fan make a mount somehow and just get an old cell charger and solder the leads from the charger to the fan and heatshrink. Bam, humidor fan. I would get like 100mm to 120mm and run it at like 3-5v ( most chargers are this anyway ) and that thing will purr and run under its specs so it wouldnt be loud at all.

bobarian · 01-25-2010, 03:27 PM

Have you tried taking an Rh reading inside boxes? The Rh of the air means nothing. I would bet that you will find less than a 5% difference between top and bottom readings when measured inside boxes or drawers. Be sure and take two readings and then switch hygrometers and take two additional readings.

Several people have wired computer fans to remedy this "problem"

DBall · 01-25-2010, 03:31 PM

As a word of caution:

I have a tower and installed 3 120v fans in it... the RH dropped about 15-20 points in no time (I guess it exploited leaks in my cabinet that don't really matter when the fans are off).

01-25-2010, 03:20 PM	#1
MrOneEyedBoh Hon. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 953 Trading: (30)	Re: Humidor Fans for Dummies!! yeah get a pc fan make a mount somehow and just get an old cell charger and solder the leads from the charger to the fan and heatshrink. Bam, humidor fan. I would get like 100mm to 120mm and run it at like 3-5v ( most chargers are this anyway ) and that thing will purr and run under its specs so it wouldnt be loud at all.

01-25-2010, 03:27 PM	#2
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Humidor Fans for Dummies!! Have you tried taking an Rh reading inside boxes? The Rh of the air means nothing. I would bet that you will find less than a 5% difference between top and bottom readings when measured inside boxes or drawers. Be sure and take two readings and then switch hygrometers and take two additional readings. Several people have wired computer fans to remedy this "problem"

01-25-2010, 03:31 PM	#3
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