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nvader ◴[01 Apr 25 20:18 UTC] No.43550901[source]▶

I didn't find this in the article, so:

You can "recharge" silical gel by baking in the oven at 120 C for a couple of hours. If you do, be careful to remove the casing before you do, unless it is heat safe.

I have a small collection of oven safe dessicant packs that I keep on hand for emergency drying electronics.

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moebrowne ◴[02 Apr 25 12:09 UTC] No.43555807[source]▶

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They can also be died at much lower temperatures, it just takes a lot longer. I dry mine by leaving them on top of a computer at ~35C for a week, I believe the air flow from the fans is important.

The color indicating ones are useful so you can see when they are dry.

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1. timerol ◴[02 Apr 25 14:43 UTC] No.43557277[source]▶

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At what ambient humidity do you do this? Where I am we are having a dry day at 45% humidity today. Tomorrow it'll be over 90%, and it'll stay between 50% and 90% through the weekend. I would expect that you need a more consistently dry environment for this to work

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