I noticed last night that a Caliber IV hygrometer i purchased a couple weeks ago temperature readings began to fluctuate. I am in the process of calibrating the hygrometer that came with my new humidor and have it along with the caliber IV (which has already been calibrated and is spot on) in a clear Tupperware with a Boveda pack. While checking the progress of the calibration I noticed that the temperature reading on the caliber IV would switch back and forth between readings at a 4* increment ( from 69* to 65* and back again about every 10 seconds) And no, I was not opening the Tupperware to check the temperature It remained closed
Curious if anyone here has experienced the same thing or have any answers? Low battery?....Thanks.
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03-17-2015, 01:19 PM #1Jumpin’ Railcars and Collectin' Cans
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First check to see if it is authentic. There were some fake Caliber IVs being sold on Amazon a while back. Then check the battery. Mine would go crazy when I bumped it, where the display would read gibberish for a few seconds and then return to normal when the battery was low.
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@Browns7213 Thanks, I am aware of the counterfeit issue (actually just read about it) and mine is legit( bought it at JR). I PM'd Cigar Oasis on another forum and hope to get an answer. Was hoping someone here had a similar issue and already had an answer.
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I also suspect a low battery. For the price of a battery, I would go ahead and replace it and see if the issue goes away.
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You are probably right, however I just bought it and would assume that it came with a good battery. You know what happens when you assume??
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I have one that does that sometimes. I have 3 in my wineador, and I'll sometimes see the temp suddenly change on one, and yes, I believe it is usually by 4 degrees. FWIW, It hasn't been doing that as much recently, perhaps I'm just not seeing it?
I haven't worried about it much because I'm running 3 Caliber IV hygrometers in my wineador and 1 in a tupperdor and outside the one with that temp fluctuation, they've been great.
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