Dew heater settings

[Coastliner]

Hi,

 

I have moved from a Newt to a refractor (SW ED80 DS-Pro) so I have also bought a Hitech dew controller and a couple of tapes for the ota and finder/guider. I am wondering how high to set the dials?  How hot can these tapes get, if wound up to full are they capable of damaging the kit? And on the ED80 where should I position the belt, should it go around the shield adjacent to the objective or further forward?

 

Thanks,

 

Neil.

[D4N]

I put mine on the shield in line with the objective.

It shouldn't be possible for the tapes to damage the kit if you are giving them 12V, however the idea is just to gently warm things so that they stay above dew point.

 

I would suggest plugging them in and seeing how much heat different settings provide.

[Coastliner]

Thanks Dan, I  just wanted to be sure I wasn't going to crack the lenses!