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Old 02-14-2012, 07:02 AM
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Default moisture in gauge

Anybody know how to get condensation out of the temp gauge on my 1572, also have some in the amp meter on my 1872.
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Old 02-14-2012, 07:51 AM
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Maybe a heat gun or hair dryer?
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Old 02-14-2012, 09:23 AM
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A small metal box and a light bulb and a lot of time.

The temperature has to be kept elevated over a long period to drive out the moisture.

If you can wait 'til summer, you can put them in the attic of your house for a while.

The only fast way is to put them in a vacuum chamber, which will suck out the moisture as a gas.
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Try the cell phone trick , throw it in a big bag of dry rice. heating it with a dryer will turn it into steam saturating it inside completely .

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I put mine in a bag of rice, and it works great.
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Default Moisture in gauges

When I lived in Fl. and owned a boat moisture in the gauges was a common problem. You can leave them face down in a warm place like over a small light bulb for a period of time and they will dry out. Check and see if the gauge has any opening in the back because that's where the moisture will exit. If it doesn't then it will have to exit via the front glass seal and will take much longer. If you have access to a very tiny drill bit you could drill a tiny hole in the back and when it is dry put a small amount of silicone in the hole. My current oil pressure gauge gets water in it if it sits out in the rain for a few days but then when the sun comes out it drys up.
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