Hello all was wondering if anyone here has had a similar issue or might know a solution.
My QHY8L CCD has stoped cooling. The TEC turns on and the fan in the device starts spining but one of two things happens. Either the temp control program states the the temp is 100 degrees
and doesn't show the current draw. OR the temp shows as ambient but the current draw doesn't increase to increase the cooling (stays at 1%)
I have been using Sequence Generator Pro although the results are replicated in Ezycap.
I am always careful when unpluging the camera, always warm it up to avoid thermal shock and always cut power to the TEC before disconnecting from the laptop. Any clues as to what it could be, i have a sinking feeling that this meant the peltiar or TEC is fried.