telrad dew shield +mirror

[sam mayo]

i have come to a decision on getting a telrad not rigel purley because in review it says its stronger/robust and i am clumsy so tought it would be best bet but i dont no wether to get the dew shield and mirror with it seems expensive any thoughts

[Bizibilder]

You can make a dew shield for almost nothing - out of a bit of thin foam sheet as sold in childrens' artist supplies. A bespoke dew heater can be made from a resistor, battery and switch for a few pence - there is a thread somewhere in the DIY section - I'll have a look for it later.

[rory]

yeah, just make your own and save some money. or just wipe it when it gets dewed up. its not fancy coated or anything so you can just clear it with a rag or fingers.

[umadog]

I find a heater to be very useful. Wiping it down is tiresome. If you DIY a PWM circuit run by a 12V gel battery, so much the better.

[sam mayo]

i would love to make my own but i am beyond shocking at that sort of thing a camping matt dew shield for ota was challenging enough thanks 4 reply sam

[breezy]

Sam you can't possibly be as inept at DIY as me , built with the help of a mate an 8ft remote controlled helium blimp many years ago . All test were fine in the confines of local scout hut . Took it out for maiden trip and off it went , up, up,up over the skies of north London and never seen again , did report it to the civil aviation authority just incase it might cause a problem . Once they had stopped laughing they thanked us for the phone call

[sam mayo]

that great thanks.made me chuckle too but im still bad lol

[Velvet]

sam I find the dew shield heater very good, just turn on and forget bout dew probems. I think it was worth the dent in the bank balance

Velvet

[Moonshane]

I bought a Telrad once with the mirror / dew shield on and hated it. sold the mirror/dew shield and retained the Telrad.

I just use a cheapie plastic cover and works well. might eventually rig up a resistor based heater though as it does bug when it dews up and it's much nicer when it can be used with no shield.

[breezy]

actually, slightly hijacking the thread here but would the telrad work on my mak? or just too long?

[Moonshane]

telrads work on anything really but there comes a point when a Rigel makes more sense with a smaller footprint. I'd suggest a Rigel with your Mak.

[breezy]

cheers moon, i have been deliberating about what to get, the standard sw 6x30 is a royal pain so a rigel it is . and back to sams topic lol

[Lenny147]

I did the same, bought a Telrad with dew shield and mirror. Straight away i removed the mirror, its a bit of a waste of time

[Bart]

i had a home made dew shield and it worked. However, got the propietary telrad dew shield (no mirror) and must admit works well. and looks much neater, if you're into that kind of thing.

Barry