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An inexpensive cabinet for temperature and humidity control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. I. Carter
C. I. Carter
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission Research Station, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey
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Details are given of a cabinet, with a working space of 9 cu. ft., affording temperatures constant to within ± 0·5°C. over the range 5–25°C. and relative humidities constant to within ±2·5 per cent, over the range 40·85 per cent. The apparatus has electrically operated automatic controls. The only maintenance required is two-weekly renewal of the wet-bulb wicks and filling of the distilled-water reservoirs. Most of the construction was carried out in the laboratory. The cost of the cabinet and control equipment was approximately £170.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , December 1965 , pp. 263 - 268
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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