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Old 07-02-2010, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
Just wondering what experienced people thought of the idea of heating the tube via a heating wire moulded around the inside of the tube say 100mm above the mirror and then the heat just warms the tube slightly and the fans can then create a vortex in the tube to help reduce condensation..?

Anyone used this method? Pro's, con's?

Mike
I had a nichrome wire in a spiral pattern at the back of my newt once and as soon as I switched it on I'd see the focus go off in realtime so I dropped that idea real quick. A fan at the back of the mirror seems to be a sensible idea. A long dewshield goes a long way keeping the moist from falling into the tube too so you keep your secondary relatively dry.
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