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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Andrew's experience of bugger all dew made me aware of this. It is important to recognize this and relay it as it can mean someone who reads this thread who does not understand dew and microclimate influence will see Andrew's post and adopt his solution only to encounter a world of pain from dew if their location is dew-central.
Alex.
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Hi Alex, don't get me wrong, I have had dew forming on my 6" before, and had to get outside with the hair dryer more than once when I forgot to put to dew shield on! However, now I (usually) take note of the forecast weather conditions (which aren't always accurate
) and fit the dew shield early. However Sydney is generally much more humid than Melbourne (and has almost double the average annual rainfall than Melbourne), so dew control would be more of an issue as you get further north.
Anyway, it turned out easier than I thought to make the Corflute Cosy (tm), slicing half the flutes was a little tedious (especially for a 9.25") but I think it's turned out pretty well. I've only done the black metal tube at this stage, the end pieces are quite a bit thicker so wouldn't have fit as easily. Fortunately, the 5mm Corflute fits perfectly under the dovetail and the Evolution mount, so I was able to wrap the entire tube without any additional cut-outs. I probably could have done a better job aligning the black tape holding the ends together, oh well
.The neoprene foam dew shield will side easily over the top, thanks again for the great advice.
I'll let you know how it turns out if I get out on Monday.
Andrew