Thanks for the video, I just bought a Needone 48L and you can't see anything through the glass door. I have to use a flashlight to see the gauges. I think the LED lights are going to do the trick.
Dipe ass little project. I have an old school newair and a bodega model, and Im gonna get right into it with these lights. It's a PITA to use a flashlight to glance at my hygros all the time.
I’ve already passed your video on to a few other people that asked me how I did LED lights on my cooladors lol. Great video and great idea, thanks bro.
It is a cigar humidor. Its sold and marketed for cigars only. Its basically a wine fridge that had the metal racks replaced with cedar drawers and shelves. Works fantastic.
@@nickdogg1993 thanks... I asked because I converted a wineador, but I don't plug it in because it tries to keep the humidity around 65% I believe. That's not terrible but I guess I should need to change over to 65% boveda instead of 72%
@@frankwhite7006 65% is actually perfect. Thats what I set mine to all the time now. 70% was too high and it was causing burn issues. Once I switched to 65% burn issues improved 1000%.
Dude thanks for the video! I actually took your advice and tucked the wires under the seal, and it worked like a charm. I also checked for leaks with the light on the phone, and you’re a genius! No lights, air escaping, and the lights look great.
I had considered it, but the amount of effort for a nearly identical outcome made me choose this route. Plus, if the lights ever went bad, it would have to be taken apart and unsoldered to remove. Going this route its a simple removal and installation of new lights.
@@nickdogg1993 Cool. I just bought one of these table-top cigar coolers for my Man Cave. I ordered LED lights to do this same project. Does the IR receiver for the remote get in the way of hiding the wires next to, or behind the cooler? BTY! Your project looks amazing. The company should include this in their product as a standard feature.
@@gregpruitt1647 not at all. The sensor is underneath the cooler so you just have to aim the remote at that lower area of the cooler. If you aim it high sometimes it wont recognize the signal. But I rarely have any issues with it.
Hey, does keeping infused cigars like the Javas you have an affect on anything like flavor in your non infused cigars? I've been thinking about getting a coolidor like this and I've always kept acids and javas separate from everything non flavored. Would be nice if I could put everything in a single temperature controlled place.
I dont typically do infused cigars, so I am not the best person to answer that question. However, from what I have read it is always a good idea to separate the infused cigars since they can make all your cigars taste infused.
You can cut down an much or littke as you need. I used like 5ft of cable and cut off a foot or so. There are cut lines printed on the cable indicating where they are safe to cut.
Havent had any experience with that. But most cigar coolers follow the same design since theyre technically wine coolers. So it should work no problem.
Yes I did. I bought the round digital hygrometers on Amazon. Very cheap. The ones I bought are no longer available but they have several identical ones from different "brands".
Honestly, the adhesive does not give off any smell that I ever noticed. Even if it did, I doubt it would be enough to absorb into the cigars with all the cedar wood and air circulation in the cooler.
I dont know the voltage, but I assume it would be much higher than required for these LED lights. The built in leds have a power board, so they are probably rated off 110v with resistors to bring it down. Im not an electrician, but this would be my guess.
I actually use the silica type hydro beads, not the gel type ones. I throw them in pantyhose and soak them in distilled water. Good to go. Check youtube theres some good videos for the hydro beads.
@@andreparker3886 no problem! I found the link, but they are out of stock right now. I ran into the same issue when I ordered mine. Just check the site once a week or so and theyll have it back in stock. ambientstores.com/cigar-drawer-with-hygrometer-cut-out-for-chc-120s-chc-172bd-chc-122bd/
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on their website. One more question. How do you maintain the humidity? I'm torn between Boveda and Cigar Oasis. I'm new to this and upgrading from my little desktop humidor.
Hey thank you! I would not recommend routing through the drainplug because it could cause excess water to collect and not drain properly. This could cause mold, humidity spikes, etc... doing it the way it is in the video has been the best way for me!
Love the video. Killer selection. I do have a question I have been researching and watching videos on this like crazy. On your shelf you have 2 cigars side by side. I look at the dimensions of this unit and online it shows a shelf width of 9.5 inches...this looks wider on your video. How wide is that shelf really?
Thanks bud. The shelf fits 2 of the robusto sized cigars side by side. The interior is a little over 10 inches wide so it fits with little to no room to spare. But it does fit. You have to line them up just right to keep them from getting snagged when you slide the drawer in and out. But it works if you take the time!
It settles down to about 65-68. It was higher in that video because i had just had the door open and put new stock in from the mail. It always settles back down within a few hours.
Awesome video. I like how you tested it with the phone light for leaks. This video is very thorough and haven’t seen a video like this before. Thanks for this post. I have the newair, I’m going to do this.
As long as your home isnt above 60% you should be fine. My home stays around 62% most of the year. I dont use any humidification devices at all anymore and my cooler sits around 64-65%
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nickdogg1993 yeah , but I though some emissions testing sites physically check for the muffler . Oh i didn’t realize I messaged you on two videos . I was looking for vids of muffler deletes and was just commenting on each one . Thanks for responding to both though . Sounds good
@@twinscoupe no problem, and if they check for the muffler they are just being ridiculous. From what ive seen/heard, they usually dont care unless its obnoxiously loud. Like straight headers loud, otherwise youre fine. This muffler delete is honestly quiet, my E60 550i was 2x as loud with a muffler delete.
Yes, it will pass emissions. Mufflers only job is to dampen/quiet the sound of the exhaust. The catalytic converter is what converts the pollutant gases to water. As long as you keep your cats, and keep up on your maintenance (spark plugs, injectors, coils, o2 sensors, etc. you will pass emissions)
