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Old 19-06-2005, 11:32 AM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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Originally Posted by Orion
Interesting idea John. Would the pump have to run continuous or do you tune it on for a few minutes? I've used these pumps before and some tend to be a bit on the noisy side. Love to see how it turns out.

Ed,

Your right, the pump is a little noisy, and it vibrates a little. My intention was to only run the pump for 15 mins or so prior to observing whilst I also had the cooling fan blowing onto the primary and up the tube. I think in conjunction with the fan I will only have to "stir the air" above the mirror for a short period to get rid of the boundary layer and tube currents. I have mounted the pump firmly to the side of the rocker box so vibration and noise should be dampened a little by this.

CS-John B
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