"However, bearing in mind that moisture is the activator, reducing it is going to help slow down, or even prevent the curse."
Not quite correct. Moisture is an accelerant, or a catalyst. Lack of moisture will NOT prevent the degradation from occurring, but rather just slow it down. The culprit is the impurity level in the raw alloy, specifically lead. Too much lead and the time bomb starts ticking. There is no shut off switch.
Chris
LVHR