The best way to prevent oxidation in electronic components is to reduce moisture exposure during storage. A dry cabinet or electronic dry cabinet provides controlled low-humidity storage for components, PCBs, reels, trays, and other sensitive materials. See
what humidity level is safe for electronic components.
Why It Matters
Moisture can accelerate oxidation and corrosion of leads, contacts, solderable surfaces, terminals, connectors, and PCBs. Damage may develop gradually before affecting solderability, conductivity, or long-term reliability.
Best Practice
Store sensitive electronics in a dry cabinet or humidity controlled storage cabinet when they are not actively being used. Maintaining less than 5% RH, ideally around 1–2% RH, helps reduce moisture exposure. See XDry cabinets that maintain ultra-low RH.
Why XDry
XDry dry cabinets are self-contained, nitrogen unnecessary, and provide ultra-low RH storage for MSDs, PCBs, reels, and trays while helping manufacturers properly
store PCBs to prevent moisture damage and reduce long-term oxidation risk during electronics storage.
FAQ
Q: Why use a dry cabinet?
A: To prevent moisture-related damage by storing them in a low-humidity environment (less than 5%). Doing so keeps printed circuit boards and electronic components ready for production and eliminates harsh preproduction baking cycles.
Q: What RH is ideal?
A: Ultra-low humidity for sensitive electronics needing to be stored in an environment of less than 5%, ideally closer to 1-2%
