Brian28 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I'm getting my new 8" Edge HD ready for work .. but I wondered if anyone had any experience with putting heater bands on similar scopes ? Basically how many and where on the scope would you put them .. cheers Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobby Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I have one, just behind the black band on front of OTA ... Loosened dovetail to squeeze it in neatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JamesF Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I use pretty much the same positioning on my C9.25. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 The idea is to get the heat into the corrector plate, not to heat the dewshileld in front of it or the main tube behind it, both of which will cause turbulent currents. Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobby Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Agreed, it's tough on the Edge as the corrector is pretty much on the join so the band is either in front or behind ... I chose behind as the scope normally points up and heat rises, I've also got the tempest fans to keep temp inside OTA controlled ( as much as possible) seems to work well for planetary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souls33k3r Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, knobby said: Agreed, it's tough on the Edge as the corrector is pretty much on the join so the band is either in front or behind ... I chose behind as the scope normally points up and heat rises, I've also got the tempest fans to keep temp inside OTA controlled ( as much as possible) seems to work well for planetary. Off topic (sorry OP) but where did you get the tempest fans from mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobby Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 2 hours ago, souls33k3r said: Off topic (sorry OP) but where did you get the tempest fans from mate? I'll try to find info, but it was from the states, took about a week which was pretty quick considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souls33k3r Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, knobby said: I'll try to find info, but it was from the states, took about a week which was pretty quick considering. Top man, cheers matey. Just pm me the details so that this topic doesn't get distracted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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