Recharging Boveda Packs...

[BewareDaPenguin]

Yes very interesting! Thanks guys!

[nirab]

I've also found that if you put some distilled water on the Boveda packs, not a lot, but enough to get the pack wet, they seem to last a lot longer and recharge a lot quicker.  

[The Burn Ward]

nirab - 2/25/2014  9:58 PM

I've also found that if you put some distilled water on the Boveda packs, not a lot, but enough to get the pack wet, they seem to last a lot longer and recharge a lot quicker.  

I throw them in a ziplock with some distilled water, after a day or so I put them in a dry box over night and they're good to go.

[The Burn Ward]

Anybody know a good place to stock up on some Bovedas?

[BlackIrish]

gitfiddl - 11/20/2013  8:43 PM

I've been using Boveda for about a year and a half.  IMHO, recharging works only to a certain extent.  Like old NiCad batteries, I think they start to lose their "memory" after a couple of recharges.  If I find one that's gotten really crusty, I toss it.  If I catch them before that point, I toss them in tupperware with a shot glass of distilled water.  One thing I have noticed is that the "active" humidification life-span of a recharged pack is significantly less (50%) than that of a brand new pack, meaning I have to swap them out every 4-6 weeks as opposed to the 2-3 months with fresh packs.  Also, the actual level of humidity decreases.  I use the 69% packs, and my hygrometers give me readings between 65% and 69% in my various humidors with new packs.  If I put in a set of "re-charged" packs, the humidity drops to between 60% and 65%.  YMMV.  

This is my experience.   Any sealed container works.  I put in a shot glass of water.  I don't get the packs wet.  Like Dave, I find that the effectiveness diminishes with time but I've never tried to measure it.

[05Venturer]

I use the Ziplock food container that are divided into 2 sections and put the Bovedas in the larger side and distilled water in the smaller. The lid seals the top but not the compartments and allows for circulation between the two compartments and it seems to work great.

[Cfickter]

Interesting stuff

[bstessl]

conditionZero - 2/25/2014  8:41 PM

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. This is all new to me.

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