Hi Stephen,
Very neat electrical installation on your pier, although I thought that the Hitec Astro Hub would usually be installed on the scope to save on the number of cables having to traverse the mount.
I'd like to hear how the bubble wrap insulation performs once summer arrives. Looks like a great idea.
Thanks Chris.
I have two scopes and soon possibly a third for sun observations so it was decided to mount the hub on the pier. Both scopes have their own finder/guider cameras and stepper focusers, so they will have those cables stuck with velcro to their respective scopes and I'm hoping to make custom cables for the cameras likely to be used.
Cheers
Stephen
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Originally Posted by ChrisM
Hi Stephen,
Very neat electrical installation on your pier, although I thought that the Hitec Astro Hub would usually be installed on the scope to save on the number of cables having to traverse the mount.
I'd like to hear how the bubble wrap insulation performs once summer arrives. Looks like a great idea.
Here's some data on the effectiveness of the insulation on the observatory. Looks like it stays about 5 degrees cooler on sunny days and is 2-3 degrees warmer at night unless the roof is open then it drops sharply. I'm reasonably happy with it so far.
Cheers
Stephen
Is that Foil Board insulation? It was suggested to me in my early stages of shed planning.
My only suggestion, start spraying the perimeter for bugs. Not the aerosol type, the liquid longlife type. I found an Earwig in the control panel of my Gemini 2 unit ! I've gone nuts with the bug spray after that!
Thanks mate. It's foil bubble-wrap type insulation has been contact cemented to the inside walls and roof. As for bugs , I've found the odd millipede in there so far but you are right about needing to spray for the little critters.
Cheers
Stephen
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Originally Posted by Logieberra
The pier and cabling is elegant. Well done.
Is that Foil Board insulation? It was suggested to me in my early stages of shed planning.
My only suggestion, start spraying the perimeter for bugs. Not the aerosol type, the liquid longlife type. I found an Earwig in the control panel of my Gemini 2 unit ! I've gone nuts with the bug spray after that!
We have a real problem up here in Darwin with the ginger ants , the little !!!!! 's love an electrical switch , housing or any space where electricity is there , It aint the heat they are looking for as it is hot enough here , Some sparky mates of mine say its the buzzing frequency that attracts the little !!!!"s , they cause more shorts here than a good storm . Yep I nuke em on sight ! .
Brian.
We have a real problem up here in Darwin with the ginger ants , the little !!!!! 's love an electrical switch , housing or any space where electricity is there , 
It aint the heat they are looking for as it is hot enough here , Some sparky mates of mine say its the buzzing frequency that attracts the little !!!!"s , they cause more shorts here than a good storm . 
Yep I nuke em on sight ! .
