Bobby1970 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I started this ages ago and soon found out that temp control is a must. I was getting good cooling, but the camera was fogging up. Anyway I bought a cheap temp control module from Amazon, made a better neoprene jacket for the camera. Tested it today in the garage. Seems to cool down to 3-4 degrees with no fogging. The three minute dark frame I captured seemed a lot less noisy, still the old amp glow in the corner, but it can be removed using darks, which will be a lot cleaner hopefully, as will light frames. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazAstro Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Nice job, did the same myself a while back on a ZWO 183. With a bigger fan you might help take the heat away from the TEC quicker and manage another few degrees. But then you'd probably run into frost on the sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby1970 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 hours ago, GazAstro said: Nice job, did the same myself a while back on a ZWO 183. With a bigger fan you might help take the heat away from the TEC quicker and manage another few degrees. But then you'd probably run into frost on the sensor. I think going sub zero could cause other issues as you say. All I need is a quieter fan as the existing one is a bit noisy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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