DSLR Cooling Controller - Pier/Tripod mount
I have started building the controller for my DSLR cooler system. I can't possibly go to the level of integration that Rowland is achieving with his PCB system but this remote box solution should work for either a cooler box or a cold finger implementation. The plan is to mount the box on the pier in the observatory but that it will be removable to take to the dark site and attach to the tripod.
The components are pretty simple: a digital temperature controller, a PWM to be able to adjust the 12V power to the system (this one came out of a dew heater controller that Arthur made for me), a cooling fan for the PWM, connectors for the camera and battery (or AC/DC converter),and misc extras.
All of this equipment has been used during the testing of my cooler box and cold finger so I know it works, this just tidies up the whole solution. The controller and the PWM are both available on ebay (you can read the product numbers on them in the photos and search with that if you want to get them).
Photos are attached.
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