Inside a USB dehumidifier unit and "boosting" it.
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Published 2024-04-28
Contrary to the instructions in the listing, the unit should not be left plugged in constantly, as that will just be a heater, and not a dehumidifier. Although, that could be useful in some applications.
The insides were slightly underwhelming in the construction and lack of desiccant, but that has now been corrected and is currently under test.
Test results so far:- The original 16 gram bag has adsorbed a pathetic 1g (1ml) of moisture.
The new fill has adsorbed 17g (17ml) so far. I've still to test its self-drying ability when plugged into a USB power supply.
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All Comments (21)
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Massive factories creating and shipping landfill and ocean debris.
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When you drop small items and can't find them, put your flashlight down on the ground and shine it parallel across the floor - everything will throw a huge shadow that way. Including the dirt, lol.
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Finally! I've been searching everywhere for a "pine pine, sunlioht flavor!" that "can be used in a scene."
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I love how you manually calculated the power on the pink calculator even tho your power analyzer does display real time wattage in the bottom right corner
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Mmmm, sunlight flavored. My favorite!
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The wonders of CNC machining of injection molds - can produce perfect seamless joints and tabs that are easy to assemble and a nightmare to disassemble.
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'Can be used in a scene', how useful.
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Every time I watch one of Clive's videos, I find my eyes focusing on the wavy mark left on the bench by the Temu plastic welder. Do other followers of BigClive find the same, or is it just me?
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A silica gel containment pie dish is desperately required on this video! I use this type of spudger on TV remotes on a regular basis, that first bend that won’t spring back is the worst.
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Since I live in a single canopy rain forest in eastern Oklahoma, USA, I just purchase pounds of wheat chaff to absorb excess moisture in my home. Not only is it cheaper than silica gel, it also makes wonderful compost for my garden.
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The heater looks like those old "Signal Enhancer" antenna stickers they used to sell for cellphones...just hook a couple wires from an old USB cord and TADA! You could also get two of these to stick into your shoes/boots to dry them out with the heater function :)
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i got a pack of similar dehumidifiers from Costco, but they actually worked. they used regular 110vac plugs to heat up and dry the gel, and the instructions were extremely clear to only leave them plugged in outside (on a dry day) for no more than 4 hours. from what i could tell, the dryer function was just a coil with no thermal shutoff or anything fancy. i had two in my basement to help keep it below 40% humidity, as my regular compressor style dehumidifier could only get down to around 50%
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Needs the kink palculator when the tester already has watts on the screen :-)
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"Dum Hong Kee" indeed 😂😂😂
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"This is very ungenerous, they could have done better than this" This feels like a very familiar sentiment from your channel.
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Oh thank goodness I can use it in a "scene" I was worried I was gonna have to have digitally removed from my movie and all the actors that really great job and that take.
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I'm glad that I have a 3D printer that lets me make my own plastic boxes in the perfect size/shape for the bulk beads.
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Clive said "one…" @2:00 and stopped talking for a couple of seconds. My brain was expecting "…moment please". It messed with me when he didn't say it. 😂😂
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This is like watching air dry. Oh, and... First! Already feeling the benefits of premium membership 😅
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Looks perfect to fit alongside a roll of 3d filament.
