Re: ATM Cooling fans - blow sideways like the pro's

["A. Suykerbuyk" <asuyker@wxs.nl>]

Perhaps there is a solution which doesn't need power. If one mounts a very
light aluminum
plate behind the mirror, which is painted black.
The plate will cool rapidly, perhaps it will "help" the mirror also to cool
faster.

Adrie Suijkerbuijk.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Jerry Reddell <JReddell@incode-inc.com>
Aan: atm@shore.net <atm@shore.net>
Datum: dinsdag 15 augustus 2000 19:25
Onderwerp: RE: ATM Cooling fans - blow sideways like the pro's


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>This makes since because the fans only helps by moving the warmed air away
>from the surface of the mirror. A small (minimal) air movement provides
>essentially the same air temperature on the mirror as a much larger air
>movement.  The heat still has to transfer from the inside of the mirror to
>the surface and from the surface to the air at basically the same rate.
>Jerry
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mel Bartels [mailto:mbartels@efn.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 11:20 AM
>To: atm@shore.net
>Subject: RE: ATM Cooling fans - blow sideways like the pro's
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>I should mention that in star testing my figuring efforts, I use a
>simple mount propped up on a ladder, aimed at Polaris.  I use a fan
>blowing at the edge of the exposed mirror, slightly tilted into the
>face of the mirror.  I found this the quickest means to cool the
>mirror, over the years.  There seems to be a minimum time to cool a
>particular mirror: large AC fans would not cool any faster than small
>portable fans.
>
>Mel Bartels
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