<br clear="all">Wow, those are some nice gifts!<div><br></div><div>What's a DEW heater? Is it to keep parts of a telescope at a consistent temperature?</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@faintfuzzies.ca">lists@faintfuzzies.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On July 1, 2011 12:13:27 PM you wrote:<br>
> Glad to hear you're getting into making things!<br>
><br>
> Do you have any projects in mind at the moment?<br>
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> --<br>
> Darcy Whyte<br>
> *Darcy@Siteware.com*<br>
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> a new thread/subject).<br>
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</div><div class="im">> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM, <<a href="mailto:lists@faintfuzzies.ca">lists@faintfuzzies.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> > On June 30, 2011 04:45:54 PM you wrote:<br>
> > > Bruce,<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I think we know each other then.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I'm a regular customer. I bought about 30 computers there (and hoards<br>
> > > of other stuff).<br>
> ><br>
> > Yup, Darcy we do know each other. You have the awesome rubberpower<br>
> > planes. How are you doing? I don't work at Computer Supplyhouse<br>
> > anymore.<br>
> ><br>
> > Now I'm just trying to figure out the difference between the red wire and<br>
> > the<br>
> > black wire.<br>
> ><br>
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</div>This is the project I plan to tackle.<br>
<div class="im"><a href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-597-0-0-1-0.html" target="_blank">http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-597-0-0-1-0.html</a><br>
</div>Not sure if this is over my head or not. But I'm gonna give it a try. For my<br>
Birthday my wife got me a Hakko 936 Soldering Iron and a Extech EX330<br>
Multimeter to start me out on my project. Still have not bought the parts yet.<br>
Ultimately, I'd like to produce something that exceeds the capabilities of:<br>
<div class="im"><a href="http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/dew_controllers.html#PremierController" target="_blank">http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/dew_controllers.html#PremierController</a><br>
</div>Okay, I know that won't be anytime soon, but it is nice to have a goal to<br>
shoot for.<br>
<br>
I don't know if this is too difficult a project to start as a beginner or not,<br>
but I'm gonna give it a try. There are a few features I'd like to see added<br>
to this project. One I'd like to see is a USB connected data logger that can<br>
record both ambient temps as well as mirror temps over time for each viewing<br>
session. This I can use to compare the efficiency of my cooling system (fan) to<br>
keep the mirrors close to ambient temp and thus maximize viewing potiential.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
==<br>
Bruce<br>
Member: SPIE, IEEE, IACR<br>
Faintfuzzies.ca<br>
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