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Old 22-01-2013, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bojan View Post
The main reason for condensation in the beginning was (IMO) the fact that metal parts cooled down over night, and then in the morning, sun heated the tank from outside and the convection of warm air started, sucking the moisture from soil, which was then deposited on colder parts (pier)
Hi Bojan,
so if the heating of the tank can be prevented, both by painting the tank white and insulating it, would the issue reduce?
how about if the container was made air tight by adding a rubber seal between the pier and the raised base and a rubber lip where the container sits?
After an all nighter, you'd really want a quick method of packing up.
I was going to do a similar thing, but leave the mount on and build a small sort of wooden shed around the mount and pier that can be locked with the PC/power adaptors. So just remove the OTA after a session.
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