[Lab] Introduce Myself

[Darcy Whyte]

Wow, those are some nice gifts!

What's a DEW heater? Is it to keep parts of a telescope at a consistent
temperature?



On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM, <lists at faintfuzzies.ca> wrote:

> On July 1, 2011 12:13:27 PM you wrote:
> > Glad to hear you're getting into making things!
> >
> > Do you have any projects in mind at the moment?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Darcy Whyte
> > *Darcy at Siteware.com*
> > Ottawa, Canada | 613-563-3634 | N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"
> > Please attach previous emails when responding (or reply instead of
> starting
> > a new thread/subject).
> >
>
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM, <lists at faintfuzzies.ca> wrote:
> > > On June 30, 2011 04:45:54 PM you wrote:
> > > > Bruce,
> > > >
> > > > I think we know each other then.
> > > >
> > > > I'm a regular customer. I bought about 30 computers there (and hoards
> > > > of other stuff).
> > >
> > > Yup, Darcy we do know each other.  You have the awesome rubberpower
> > > planes. How are you doing?  I don't work at Computer Supplyhouse
> > > anymore.
> > >
> > > Now I'm just trying to figure out the difference between the red wire
> and
> > > the
> > > black wire.
> > >
>
> This is the project I plan to tackle.
> http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-597-0-0-1-0.html
> Not sure if this is over my head or not.  But I'm gonna give it a try.  For
> my
> Birthday my wife got me a Hakko 936 Soldering Iron and a Extech EX330
> Multimeter to start me out on my project. Still have not bought the parts
> yet.
> Ultimately, I'd like to produce something that exceeds the capabilities of:
> http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/dew_controllers.html#PremierController
> Okay, I know that won't be anytime soon, but it is nice to have a goal to
> shoot for.
>
> I don't know if this is too difficult a project to start as a beginner or
> not,
> but I'm gonna give it a try.  There are a few features I'd like to see
> added
> to this project. One I'd like to see is a USB connected data logger that
> can
> record both ambient temps as well as mirror temps over time for each
> viewing
> session.  This I can use to compare the efficiency of my cooling system
> (fan) to
> keep the mirrors close to ambient temp and thus maximize viewing
> potiential.
>
> ==
> Bruce
> Member: SPIE, IEEE, IACR
> Faintfuzzies.ca
>
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