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Post subject: WHAT ARE THOSE SALT BAGS COME WITH YOUR GUITAR CASE
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What do you do with the salt bags?
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That is not salt but silicon. Don't eat that. It is to protect the case.

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Silica gel. Used to draw excessive moisture from the air in the case. Unless you live in a tropical rain forrest your best bet is to get it out of the case and put it in your toolbox. Their great for stopping little used tools rusting.

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The proper name for the packets is desiccant. You can purchase a quantity of it if you have need to protect anything from the effects of excessive moisture.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#desiccants/=5iy2ip

You should see the size of the packets we used to get inside some of the high-end horizontal and vertical NC Milling Centers we used to buy at our aircraft engine facility. They were like 5 pound bags of the stuff. Guys with lots of tools at home would scramble to get the packs for their tool chests. :lol:

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I keep my disicant bags in the case as it rains a lot here and the Atlantic is only 100 yds from my house.

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Winter or summer is not usually a problem time in the house. I typically have less than 35% humidity while running my big wood stove in the winter and a like situation when using air conditioning in the summer. It's those in-between times when the humidity may get high but not feel bad because the temperature is moderate. For those periods I run a plain dehumidifier. 8)
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VT BlackStrat wrote:
The proper name for the packets is desiccant. You can purchase a quantity of it if you have need to protect anything from the effects of excessive moisture.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#desiccants/=5iy2ip

You should see the size of the packets we used to get inside some of the high-end horizontal and vertical NC Milling Centers we used to buy at our aircraft engine facility. They were like 5 pound bags of the stuff. Guys with lots of tools at home would scramble to get the packs for their tool chests. :lol:

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So did you open the bags and pour the desiccants into the case?
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CC is right. The desiccant is like a bunch of little crystals or beads. I know you've seen packs of the stuff in something you've purchased. It always says "Do Not Eat" on the little packet. :lol: It's delicious! :P

... just kidding. 8)
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NonniG wrote:
That is not salt but silicon. Don't eat that. It is to protect the case.

That's right.

But hey, let's see what it tastes like anyhow. Will it be nice...?

[Slurping sound FX] ...Ew - no!

Don't eat that desiccant, folks!

:lol: - C
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Ceri wrote:
NonniG wrote:
That is not salt but silicon. Don't eat that. It is to protect the case.

That's right.

But hey, let's see what it tastes like anyhow. Will it be nice...?

[Slurping sound FX] ...Ew - no!

Don't eat that desiccant, folks!

:lol: - C


It actually says on these thing DO NOT EAT. We would probably not know that if someone didn't eat that and then sue somebody :lol:

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I always thought it was a tasty little snack they threw in to get you to buy more. :D Hmmm...
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I always thought that stuff was the case candy I sometimes hear about...you mean its not safe to eat? :lol:

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