humidity meters

[fujimo]

anybody know where one can get a reasonably priced humidity meter( not a moisture content meter though!!), all the ones i find are really pricey.
wanting to use it for drying out my staves, in conjunction with my scale.
thanks all
wayne

[okie64]

You can get them at walmart for around 7 bucks.

[fujimo]

thanks okie, any idea how accurate they are- geuss you get what you pay for- but it certianally is a great start- thanks for the tip
wayne

[okie64]

I have 2 of them, one of them is digital and the other is an old school meter with the dial on it. When I've sit them next to each other they always read exactly the same. If theres a sudden change in humidity the old school meter will take a little longer to catch up to the change. Look through them at the store and most of them should be reading about the same humidity. If one of them is reading a lot different from the other ones dont buy that one. If I remember right the type with the dials are only 2 or 3 dollars.

[fujimo]

thanks okie- really appreciate that
wayne