Humidity?

[allan]

Re: Humidity?

We are going to convert a room into a curing space, the same system used to for rapidly drying beef jerky. This customer can run thru paper quickly so it needs to take like a 150 reams of paper.

I did think about desiccant, not sure where to get that here. The reams are all in good condition, but i have seen better sealed products.

I wonder if thinner paper would work better.

[qbert69]

Re: Humidity?

We are going to convert a room into a curing space, the same system used to for rapidly drying beef jerky. This customer can run thru paper quickly so it needs to take like a 150 reams of paper.

I did think about desiccant, not sure where to get that here. The reams are all in good condition, but i have seen better sealed products.

I wonder if thinner paper would work better.

If they are going to print alot and commit a particular and appropriately sized room space for storing paper, they should buy a plug-in electric dehumidifier!...easy to use and has a settable humidistat control and when the tank gets full, the dehumidifier will automatically shut off! Something to note, if they are on a concrete slab, many times the porosity of the concrete slab can wick moisture up from the ground! What they need to do is seal the concrete AND use a dehumidifier! If they are on an outside wall, they can shelf mount the dehumidifier and plumb the drain out through the window OR, if they have a floor drain they can put a hose down into it from the dehumidifier!

[allan]

Re: Humidity?

Thank for all the great advise. Yes there is a room that can be dedicated to this i have not been in there to check it out.

[NeoMatrix]

Re: Humidity?

How to build a "Dehumidifier" cabinet.
Buy a small cabinet similar to a bedside table. Drill a hole in the back an run a power lead inside the cabinet.
Fix a 100 watt light bulb to the inside top or bottom panel. Be sure to place a cover or wire cage around the light bulb for protection. Add reems of paper inside the cabinet. Close the door. Turn on the light bulb.

I saw few of these made years ago. You can now buy a proper dehumidifier heater to replace the light bulb.

[Tonerbomb]

Re: Humidity?

I live in North Carolina. It's like a sauna here. Sounds like some crappy paper. An old army trick to remove moisture from paper is to take a metal cabinet, bore a hole in it, install a light bulb and now you have a paper incubator.

Does it hatch baby papers????????????????????????

We call them "post it" notes in the states.

How to build a "Dehumidifier" cabinet.
Buy a small cabinet similar to a bedside table. Drill a hole in the back an run a power lead inside the cabinet.
Fix a 100 watt light bulb to the inside top or bottom panel. Be sure to place a cover or wire cage around the light bulb for protection. Add reems of paper inside the cabinet. Close the door. Turn on the light bulb.

I saw few of these made years ago. You can now buy a proper dehumidifier heater to replace the light bulb.

Sorry NEO but Fix beat you to it..............................................

[nmfaxman]

Re: Humidity?

Google

DESICCANT BAGS

They are cheap and safer than a 100 watt bulb next to a flammable source.
Paper dust can ignite when airborne with the right conditions. Check Mythbusters and igniting coffee creamer.

When the paper starts curling again, just tape a new one in the drawer.

[allan]

Re: Humidity?

Wrinkles are usually caused by the fuser in my experience. Have you checked it for a worn out pressure roller?

I did change one of the B601 machines LFR, these are heated aswell, I forgot that. They last well.
Did not make any difference. I activated the dehumidifiers on the machine, but they only work with the sub switch off!! That helped a bit.

Still going to look at the B1050. It looks extremely similar to the B1250 and I like them. The only real difference seem to be the absence of a transfer belt.
Do these machines dump toner?

[blackcat4866]

Re: Humidity?

AFAIK no, they haven't dumped toner for me. =^..^=