Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Harry Saddler 
<hsaddler@p...> wrote:
> >> I modified the MIS CFS setup so that I could keep the lid on and 
closed
> >while
> >> not using it, and put a homemade humidifier (a sponge and a 
plastic
> >container)
> >> inside it, in an attempt to convince the printer that's it's in 
Florida
> >> instead of California. Apparently printers don't clog in Florida.
> >
> >Actually some truth to that. In dry climates or the winter in the 
North you
> >need to maintain at least 40% humidity where your printer is. Will 
help
> >clogging problem big time. Florida is fairly humid year round.
> >
> >Nick
>

No dice on the sponge trick...how are you going to convince the TUBING 
it's in Florida as well so it won't evaporate it's solvent to the 
outside, thru the permeable wall?

I use a "Slant/Fin" humidifier, I've seen them at Bed Bath and Beyond, 
it being the only one I know of that uses a UV light bulb to sterilize 
the water (preventing mold). The humidstat is adequate to keep about 
37%RH to 50%RH, but I re-engineered it with a remote electronic sensor 
so now I hold 43%-46%RH except during rapid temperature changes.

 I run distilled water thru it which I distill myself with a cheap 
$100 distiller that I also had to repair/modify as it gradually fell 
apart over the years<g>. Water distillers are a big rip off item, but 
I really need them here as all we have is well water. It tastes better 
than any bottled water I ever had but is well over 200 ppm calcium. So 
to avoid white dust depositing in your room, you might think about 
using distilled in the humidifier if you have hard water...
Jim H.

> I did a halfhearted search for humidifiers, thinking of some 
itty-bitty
> thing I could stick in the printer, but didn't find anything. So I 
did
> the sponge-in-a-plastic-cup-of-water thing. I suppose I could keep 
some
> tropical fruit in there as well.
> 
> Harry Saddler | hsaddler@p...