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Originally Posted by alpal
Hi Rob,
Just a few more questions for you or anyone else?
The desiccant strips have plastic each side of them.
When I tried to peel the plastic off it left me with just
a thin layer of what looked like cardboard each side.
Does that sound correct to you?
I expected to see a layer of only desiccant.
I had to cut the strip shorter to fit inside the tube.
Also - where can I buy just a little spray can of argon?
cheers
Allan
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Actually, I'd be interested to hear what other people say about this Allan. I currently peel the plastic off each side - my logic is to increase the surface area exposed to internal environment. Happy to be told I'm wrong by someone who knows better. I put quite a few small cut up pieces in the tube. They do eventually seem to swell and get a little thicker.
Argon in disposable cylinder is about $39 at Bunnings. I saw one there this afternoon in the Tool shop when looking for something else. Just ask the guys. You'll have to buy a cheap screw in valve assembly too - I just put the plastic pipe up against the camera.
Putting the camera in a large bag with desiccant for storage is something I used to do too. Leaving the barrel on just seems to make more sense rather than having it sit in the box
