Do air tite ring type holders come assembled in the holder?

Why should we ante up anything when you're the one who is wrong. You can "phony-up" all the "lab results" you want. I started using AirTites more than 15 years ago, and never once had a "blowout".

Chris

 

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What you fail to understand is that Air-Tite Holders are not air tight, there is no seal built into the capsule at all, nor is there a seal generated when the two halves are brought together, therefore there is no seal to be made nor unmade. This encapsulation system requires no sonic device for sealing the edges like a TPG slab requires. Air-Tite Holders only require slight pressure exerted on two halves of pristine acrylic material which clings to itself to encapsulate a coin. Furthermore it doesn't matter if you buy the Air-Tite Holders in the red retail packaging individually or loose in bulk, halves paired up (with or without rings), they all operate the same way. No seal is implied in their design, these holders only offer a layer of protection from finger prints, hits, accidentally splashed spittle, maybe a tiny drop of liquid, etc. but nothing is guaranteeing you that an air-tight, mositure-proof seal has been made. If you don't believe me go to the lab... test the air tightness, submerge a new capsule in liquid and leave it there... and write to the manufacturer to inquire about any statement guaranteeing their products performance for air and moisture proof protection. It doesn't exist.

 

Hmm? I wonder if he throws his car away after he has opened the door once.

Chris

 

Must be a rich life! "Toss those socks out, I wore them this morning!"... "Hey order a new fridge, the seals been breached!!!" LOL!

 

Nah, I wait until the ash trays are full!

 

That's about 24 hours for me!

 

So that explains how you get all those toned coins, eh Chris?

 

Wow you guys are killing me!!
And sorry Bad I'm with the crowd on this one.

 

If there was a market for "toned fingers" (nicotine stains), I'd be a millionaire.

Krispy, not to change the subject, but check out my "Morgan toners" thread. I just got them from Shane today, and there is a nice little surprise that came with them.

Chris

 

Oh I have been following that thread and those are some magnificent toners you got there!... going to go take another looksee

 

That's no problem bro. Maybe I'm wrong, I have no scientific proof. All I can say is I've been through hundreds and hundreds of airtites and when I open them and reseal them, it takes far less pressure to close and open them. The seal doesn't feel near as tight as a fresh one.

 

Right, I hear you and Doug and Hunt... but what I keep repeating is that no matter how tight or not tight the so called 'seal' may be, from day one, Air-Tite Holders are not 100% 'air tight', nor is there a guarantee of such a seal claimed. So its really a mute point to ever have raised.

 

Someplace, I did a thread where I put some printer refill ink in a new air tite and put it into a ziplock bag of water, figuring if it was air tite, it would also be water tite. The ink started diffusing out almost immediately. I didn't prolong the experiment by repeating opening and closing since the lack of air tightness was so obvious. Easy one to repeat.

Jim

 

No i agree with you krispy, nothing is 100% air tite, not sonically sealed slabs, holders, 2 x 2s, nothing, but i just think the first seal is the best.

 

Hunt, if you agreed with me, then you agree its not a seal and there is no difference between the first time you clasp the capsule shut or the next or the tenth time and so on.

Maybe Jim can chime in on this, but I believe this material to be some of thee most stable type of plastic there is, so there isn't much of any measureable change going on with it such that the ability to provide an enclosure between the two halves is diminished with repeated opening/closing of the capsule. Perhaps there is a 'breaking-point' as most products can be tested to determine, but to test it would surely have you opening and closing these capsules too many time to warrant any fear of the product not living up to it's duty given typical and proper use of the product.

 

So you admit there's a measureable change?

 

LOL, yeah but we're getting molecular now with this...

 

Im still standing by the first seal right out of the original packaging will provide the best results, even though i dont got anything to back it, i just think that if you are re using it 10 times, it wont be as affective as the first time, im not saying its ALOT worse or even a little, im just saying its not totally AS good as the first time.