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Subject: [M]: RE: Dew shield or dew remover system?
From: Jim Rippey
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Oct 11 06:46:23 1996

>on Oct 10, DGGilbert@aol.com said:
>
>> I hope to receive a 12" LX200 in about three weeks and have limited
>remaining
>> funds for protection from dew. What are the pros and cons of a cap/shield
>> vs. the much more expensive heater systems?
>>
>> David Gilbert
>> Carbondale, IL
>
>Go to your local camping gear store and buy a cheap foam pad that backpackers
>and hikers use to sleep on. Cut it so that when rolled it fits around the
>telescope with about a two or three inch overlap. Wrap it around the end of
>your telescope covering about three to five inches of the end of your tube.
>Secure it around your telescope tube with a belt-like strap also available at
>the outdoors store.

You can also cut it to fit and glue the ends with hot-melt glue. Looks better
and eliminates messing with a belt. However, it no longer will lay flat for
storage.

>It also might be a good idea to coat the inside with something black like a
>layer of black cloth.

Cloth is good: WARNING! Paint does not adhere well to this type of foam!!

>Clear skies, and dew free optics!
>--Mark
>
>P.S. I still plan on buying a Kendrick anti-dew system, but it's no longer
>top on my list.

I use the Kendrick system and highly recommend it. Especially when it's windy
because the dew shield acts like a sail.

Jim