Yeah, I have had this come up with a few various Cigars i tested that should have been well acclimated to 65% by the time i tested it. Most were still a reasonable number factoring in the manufacturer stated +/-2 %.
I.e. measured 68%, -2% accuracy, gives 66% which I definitely within reason of 65% Boveda packs.
This one still comes out at 68% given the accuracy adjustment, so something seems amiss.
I have noticed that mine seems to consistently read 2% high if you are assuming a perfect world with your Bovedas and tupperdor, and Boveda does list accuracy of +/-1% itself, so now you are looking at a possible +/-3% total, which makes our cigar in question possibly 67%, which I wouldn't consider overly out of line, but still reducing accuracy enough to make the Humidimeter a rough gauge vs a dead on exact measurement, which is how i took it to be from the beginning.
I really dont use it for anything but testing cigars rott to see if they are smokable, or need some rest to acclimate, and approximately how long.
I include it in the reviews, along with outside temperature and humidity, as they are always one of the first things brought up whenever I mentioned a cigar splitting during smoking, and just to put out as much possibly desirable information as possible.
They do sell a calibration kit for the Humidimeter for only $17 shipped, so may put one on my Christmas list. At least then I'll have an accuracy number to work with when I use it. Who knows, maybe mine is 3% off or something.
Worth the money to find out in my opinion as if you know what % to add or subtract, it cold be a useful tool
Starting to agree that it may not ne a useful tool
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