Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 18:40:03 GMT
Hi,
I don't buy anything I can make, so for anyone interested in a DIY heater controller/s this is one of several types of controller I bought via Aliexpress for $4.97 including freight.
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/LED-Light-Manual-Dimmer-Brightness-Adjustable-Control-DC12V-24V-8A/205055_875378303.html
Another version controls three strips independently for $11.27
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/RGB-LED-Light-Strip-Dimmer-Adjustable-Controller-DC-12V/205055_800183597.html
I also have some wireless versions for my various all sky camera systems where the unit is inside the case. $9.93.
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Wireless-Remote-LED-Light-Dimmer-Controller-12V-24V/205055_797704382.html
I make my own with Nichrome wire in heat shrink tubing, shrink the tube to the wire then wrap around the part to be 'heated', this thinness makes it easy to use on very small optics, diagonals, eyepieces etc. Uses are endless and so cheap. A roll of Nichrome wire, some 1.5 mm heat shrink tubing, figure 8 wire, RCA or banana type connectors-all via Aliexpress, and away you go.
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=banana+plug&catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20150313102540
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=14190402&initiative_id=AS_20150313103255&SearchText=nichrome+wire
And another page worth a look for keeping mounts warm in winter.
www.aliexpress.com/item/Glass-Fiber-Heating-Tape-220v-230v-Width-30Mm-100W-M-250-Temp-For-Dry-Water-Pipe/1769918049.html
Clear skies...
Shevill
I don't buy anything I can make, so for anyone interested in a DIY heater controller/s this is one of several types of controller I bought via Aliexpress for $4.97 including freight.
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/LED-Light-Manual-Dimmer-Brightness-Adjustable-Control-DC12V-24V-8A/205055_875378303.html
Another version controls three strips independently for $11.27
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/RGB-LED-Light-Strip-Dimmer-Adjustable-Controller-DC-12V/205055_800183597.html
I also have some wireless versions for my various all sky camera systems where the unit is inside the case. $9.93.
www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Wireless-Remote-LED-Light-Dimmer-Controller-12V-24V/205055_797704382.html
I make my own with Nichrome wire in heat shrink tubing, shrink the tube to the wire then wrap around the part to be 'heated', this thinness makes it easy to use on very small optics, diagonals, eyepieces etc. Uses are endless and so cheap. A roll of Nichrome wire, some 1.5 mm heat shrink tubing, figure 8 wire, RCA or banana type connectors-all via Aliexpress, and away you go.
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=banana+plug&catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20150313102540
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=14190402&initiative_id=AS_20150313103255&SearchText=nichrome+wire
And another page worth a look for keeping mounts warm in winter.
www.aliexpress.com/item/Glass-Fiber-Heating-Tape-220v-230v-Width-30Mm-100W-M-250-Temp-For-Dry-Water-Pipe/1769918049.html
Clear skies...
Shevill