Comments on: Stogie Tip: The Salt Calibration Test

By: Chris Lukas

Chris Lukas — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:37 +0000

I was wondering how iodized salt compares to pure NaCl. I know the humidity should be a small amount lower due to added KI and/or NaI, but how much is the question. This may be enough to affect calibration, as the RH of KI at STP (25 deg C) is around 68%, much lower than NaCl.

By: TriMarkC

TriMarkC — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:04:29 +0000

My wife bought me a rather large cabinet-style humidor for Christmas a few years back (from Thompson Cigars), that can hold something like 12-16 full boxes on the bottom and another 125-200 loose cigars on top. I love this humidor except for two things – it came with a single broken hydrometer built into the lower section only, and it is very difficult to get either section to maintain a consistent humidity level. I purchased a digital hydrometer for the each section, which vary by several units each. I recently learned from another cigar board, and noted it again in the above article and comments, that a full humidor is easier to maintain relative humidity.

So now I will try this salt trick to re-calibrate both hydrometers and see if this might help. Thanks!

By: hydrometer

hydrometer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:06:40 +0000

I like the fact how this works with digital hydrometers. Great ! (;

By: hydrometer

hydrometer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:05:53 +0000

I use hydrometes to measure moistures in my humidors. I thought this might help.

thanks.

great blos

By: Stogie Tips: Do Cigars Get Better With Age?

Stogie Tips: Do Cigars Get Better With Age? — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:33:12 +0000

[...] little advice I’ve garnered conversing with some top collectors: 1) Be sure your humidor setup is accurate, and monitor it carefully. Many connoisseurs store cigars at temperatures in the 60°-65°F range [...]

By: Stogie Tips: A Good Beginning

Stogie Tips: A Good Beginning — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:22 +0000

[...] From time to time, Stogie Guys will specifically address new cigar smokers. And who knows, maybe a grizzled vet or two will stumble across something new as well. Here’s our first round of tips: Get a Little Salty: You need to make sure your hygrometer is properly calibrated to monitor the humidity level where your cigars are stored. There’s really only one way: the salt calibration test. Everything you need to know to perform this simple, effective operation is here. [...]

By: Any Cigar smokers? - Page 6 - Detailing Bliss Forum

Any Cigar smokers? - Page 6 - Detailing Bliss Forum — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:51:59 +0000

[...] will tell you how accurate it is. There are lots of descriptions on how to do this, here is one Stogie Tip: The Salt Calibration Test or Calibrating Hygrometers Another thing that helps keep the humidity stable is a full humidor. [...]

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:14:16 +0000

Degrees Celsius versus RH of saturated salt solution:
0
75.51 ± 0.34
5
75.65 ± 0.27
10
75.67 ± 0.22
15
75.61 ± 0.18
20
75.47 ± 0.14
25
75.29 ± 0.12
30
75.09 ± 0.11
35
74.87 ± 0.12
40
74.68 ± 0.13
45
74.52 ± 0.16
50
74.43 ± 0.19
55
74.41 ± 0.24
60
74.50 ± 0.30
65
74.71 ± 0.37
70
75.06 ± 0.45
75
75.58 ± 0.55
80
76.29 ± 0.65

Regards.

By: After College » Blog Archive » Day 58

After College » Blog Archive » Day 58 — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:48:43 +0000

[...] 3. Me and Steve finally took the initiative to check out my humidor. Check out Salt Test Calibration Test to see if your hydrometer is properly calibrated. [...]

By: Patrick A

Patrick A — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:55:00 +0000

I just performed this test on my own hydrometer and, as far as I can tell, it worked perfectly. My gauge was reading about 4 percent too high, and now I have that adjusted. I recommend you give this a try.