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Old 07-08-2006, 01:11 PM
IanW
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Perth WA
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Originally Posted by plasmodium
Always a problem with cooling things isn't it..... heating - simple, easy, cheap.... cooling a way different proposition!
Same with tropical fishtanks - heater $50, cooler $hundreds+

Good luck Mike - I can see you hurrying along so as not to miss Jupiter as it disappears!
Active cooling isn't expensive to implement, a peltier device and control electronics can be had for around 50 bucks if you're handy with a soldering iron. The hard part is determining the method of mounting and how exactly to spread the cooling to maximise it's effect.
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