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<blockquote data-quote="Danno_RIP" data-source="post: 583622" data-attributes="member: 34269">High humidity is tough to deal with.&nbsp; Some locations can be near saturation where the dew point is very close to the ambient temp.&nbsp; When that happens moisture will collect on the surface and electronics like flashes do not like to be wet.&nbsp; Sometimes you cannot even see it, but you can kind of feel it.&nbsp; I had a job in Atlantic City once where the customer had chosen open drip proof motors in the&nbsp; 10-30 hp ranges and the construction got delayed the units were under cover and kept dry, but the air was so damp all the motor windings got wet and had to be dried out. Sometimes it is enough to just keep the component turned on.&nbsp; The heat from the completed circuit will be enough to keep it from condensing.&nbsp; Sometimes when it is HOT and humid the operating temp is still below the dew point and the component just&nbsp; quits working.&nbsp; Woooo...&nbsp; that is an old memory from my&nbsp; tech service trouble shooting days back in the 80s.&nbsp; Wish I could recall what I had for breakfast yesterday <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Danno_RIP, post: 583622, member: 34269"] High humidity is tough to deal with. Some locations can be near saturation where the dew point is very close to the ambient temp. When that happens moisture will collect on the surface and electronics like flashes do not like to be wet. Sometimes you cannot even see it, but you can kind of feel it. I had a job in Atlantic City once where the customer had chosen open drip proof motors in the 10-30 hp ranges and the construction got delayed the units were under cover and kept dry, but the air was so damp all the motor windings got wet and had to be dried out. Sometimes it is enough to just keep the component turned on. The heat from the completed circuit will be enough to keep it from condensing. Sometimes when it is HOT and humid the operating temp is still below the dew point and the component just quits working. Woooo... that is an old memory from my tech service trouble shooting days back in the 80s. Wish I could recall what I had for breakfast yesterday :D [/QUOTE]

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