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Re: gauges fogging up

To: <Warthodson@aol.com>, <rudedoggg@earthlink.net>, <alan@andysnet.net>
Subject: Re: gauges fogging up
From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:16:55 -0500
That does it. Clearly there is no rational explanation for gauges fogging up.

....Therefore, -You are all imagining it !   So cut that out !!!
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Warthodson@aol.com
  To: rudedoggg@earthlink.net ; alan@andysnet.net
  Cc: jnew@hazelden.ca ; Alan@nfahc.co.uk ; sbyers@ec.rr.com ;
healeys@autox.team.net
  Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:23 AM
  Subject: Re: gauges fogging up


  Sorry, forgot to include the following two messages with my previous email.
  Gary Hodson

  In a message dated 1/6/2006 6:50:00 PM Central Standard Time,
  rudedoggg@earthlink.net writes:
  Close.  When air warms up, the amount of water vapor the air can hold
  increases.  When the air cools, the amount of  water vapor the air can hold
  decreases.

  The temperature at which the air becomes saturated--i.e., can hold no more
  water--is known as the dewpoint.  The dewpoint is higher in humid climes and
  lower in drier climes.

  When ambient temperature dips below the dewpoint, the air can no longer hold
  all the water vapor.  The vapor condenses in the form of visible liquid.

  So, what happens is that the warm air in the gauge absorbs the moisture but
  when it comes in contact with the cooler glass, the moisture is released.

  Some alternatives might be keeping the instrument warm via some small
  heater, or, keeping the instrument dry through the use of a dessicant.

  JR

  Original Message -----
  From: "Alan Schultz" <alan@andysnet.net>
  To: <Warthodson@aol.com>
  Cc: <jnew@hazelden.ca>; <Alan@nfahc.co.uk>; <sbyers@ec.rr.com>;
  <healeys@autox.team.net>
  Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:40 AM
  Subject: Re: gauges fogging up


  > Yes, what you are saying is true. Liquid does not exist inside the gauge.
  >
  > This is what is happening. The gauge contains moisture just like all air
  > contains moisture. When the coil warms up the air surrounding the coil
  > warms up driving the moisture out. Warm air becomes drier thus increasing
  > the moisture level of the remaining air which condenses on the glass.




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