After doing a search about hygrometers the general take is that everyone suggest digital. The specks on the digitals I've had in the past say +/-5% RH within what I'll call a normal range. Just setting up a new humidor and calibrated the analoge (As best I new how), seasoned the humidor and got a stable 73% by the analoge. So I put 3 newly purchased digitals ($40.00 a piece)in the humidor and let the thing rest for 72 hours. I get three different readings. One at 73%(which matched the analoge, one at 69 and one at 67. My question is this. Can I reasonably follow that the 73 digital is correct and the others vary within the tolerance range? Or rather take and average of the 3. Lastly, do I really need to worry over a few %? I have found in the past that 65 - 68 smokes best for me.

Thanks in advance for any helpful input.

SA

Do the salt test with the new ones.

SA,

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Radio Shack, 20 bucks, temp and Humi. Salt test it, if it is too far off, take it back and try again. I have 3 of them, all 2 percent off. I returned 2 in the process, one of 6% and one off 5%.

digital hygrometers, by factory specs, can have a + or - 5% error. radio shack has the most reasonable prices, so buying one just gets you a more expensive, made in china, device, that has the same + or - deviation.

when you do the salt test, the easiest way to deal with the deviation is by marking the deviation on the hygrometer with a marking pen, ie +3 or -2. subtract or add the noted deviation and that will tell you where you hunidity really is.

if you want to tinker and are a little handy, the pot can be adsusted. if you don't know what a pot is, you are probably best using the above method.

if your curiosity has taken hold,

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i meant buying one that costs more at some cigar store.