Thread: What sort of dew prevention do people employ?
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Old 17-03-2008, 10:27 AM
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Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)
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Photo 1) On the C8 - Here's my home-made heater "ring" - the red doovie just inside the flange. I run it off a home-made pulse-width modulated controller.

Photo 2) I also put the dew shield on which keeps the slightly warmer air near the face of the corrector plate.

Photo 3) I also have a home-made heater strip (off the same controller) fro my red-dot finder.

Photo 4) Another ring I made for my 12"

Photo 5) My home-made PWM controller

I've never suffered loss of observing time due to dew with these things running.
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