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In our warm and humid weather, optics will acquire fungal growth in no time if not kept in a dry environment. I made this DIY case as my scopes are too big to fit into any of the commercially available ones. :)

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good idea. can you elaborate? what is irobot?
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The frame of the box is made from wooden strips I bought from Daiso; these are softwood and very easy to cut and nail. The sides are made from those plastic sheets used for wrapping books. The dehumidifier I bought from Home-Fix. Total cost is about $120 of which the dehumidifier accounted for $100. iRobot helped me with its construction...

no lah, its juz a vacuum cleaner... :)
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Is that a Olee de humidifier? If yes, how often do you need to pour away the water in the tray?
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Yup that's correct. Every 3-4 days if I leave it running continuously... humidity inside the box is about 55-60%.
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acc wrote:Yup that's correct. Every 3-4 days if I leave it running continuously... humidity inside the box is about 55-60%.


wow every 3-4 days?! ..our weather is really humid.

nice round white vacuum cleaner you got there with the WO scope :mryellow:
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Post by Clifford60 »

May be we can approach DigiHub and ask how much is the 5W dehumidifier for DigiCabi. With the electronic stuff it will be maintenance free.
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Post by Clifford60 »

ACC, look likes you just place your equipment on the floor and cover up with the DIY box, doesn't look like there is a door. If so, I suggest you add rubber trimming or something similar to block up the gap between the box and the floor.
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would't it be neater if you just buy one of those super large tupperware type boxes or laundry basket instead ? it will be sturdier too...
Of course in that option you don't get the satisfaction of building a greenhouse by hand! [smilie=bye2.gif]
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The tupperware type boxes may have been a little small for his portaball.
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