high humidity levels in the air last night. what maintenance should i do?

Put it in a container of uncooked rice!



J/K, bump for you!

 

You could always move it into an air conditioned environment. AC has a built-in dehumidifier which should dry things out.

Riis

 

If you have a build up of dust in your amp time to clean that out before you hit the power again. Otherwise just let things dry out in open air today, use a low speed fan to blow on your cabs if inside.

 

I have the opposite problem here in NC, USA, we have had rain every day or at least every other day since April. It NEVER rains here in summer, so we've been dealing with the humidity at every gig. Lots of towels and lots of tuning. Not much maintenance you can do. We played last weekend and had three fans blowing on us. I always try to get my bass out early and let it adapt as much as you can to the air temps/humidity. Played a month ago and had puddles of water on the wooded floor after the set!

 

hi. i live half the year in the tropics( india and thailand) and the humidity is very high for much of the time. to combat this i always have silica gel handy to dry my stuff out after a gig. cabs you can generaly just wipe over but be careful wiping amp tops unless the cloth you use is super absorbant otherwise you will put water in your amp. its a good idea to cover stuff before the gig and during breaks as the water can build up and drop inside your amp.thick absorbant towels work ok.
ps. you can buy amps in india (indian made) that have a sticker on the back saying THIS APPLIANCE IS TROPICALIZED.and the stuff works well although they can not be described as tone monsters.

 

Depends on the ambient humidity. The drier the surrounding air, the quicker the rate of evaporation. Warm & dry is even better.

Riis

 

If the amp is going into an ATA case or something similar, I'd use a desk fan blowing onto the amp to dry it when you get home. You don't want to store a wet amp in a case. Otherwise, wipe it down as good as you can and let it dry.

 

put your amp behind a 747 or similar, and turn the jets to the "on" position, wait a couple minutes...

 

If you don't have access to air conditioning, purchase a dehumidifier and use that. Many sound companies here in humid Florida will put their equipment in garages that may not be air conditioned but the dehumidifier is running 24/7. They aren't too expensive, but it will save more than just your bass gear.

 

its easy to build a drybox, its basicaly a box with an extractor fan and a air vent full of silica gel. i had one to dry out my helmet, gloves, etc after rained on bike rides dries stuff out real quick.any old box will do. just has to be big enough to get your stuff in.of coarse a dehumidifier does the same thing but room sized.