Re: ATM H-Alpha filter (Slightly OT) Help !

[Carl Brennan <carl@pader-online.de>]

At 01:44 31.07.97 -0700, you wrote:
>Carl Brennan wrote:
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> our local Astronomy Club has an H-Alpha filter which is
>> used extensively for Sun observations. I don't know if someone
>> left it in the observatory one winter night but the inside of the
>> filter has clouded up some. Not only that but it now gets quite hot
>> (60C) when used although the operating temperature is normlly
>> around 40C. Can anyone out there hazard a guess as to what
>> may have happened to this expensive piece of equipment ??
>> (Other details : its a DayStar(TM) H-Alpha Filter,
>> Model=ATM, CW=6562.8A, Power=30W/115V,
>> HW=0.70A,Manufacturer(?) Del N. Woods - Pomona,Cal.)
>> 
>> Many Thanks, 
>> Carl Brennan
>
>Uhhhhm, why don't you just call Day-Star, They'll have the best idea of
>what's up.  When I've dealt with them they have been very helpful.
>
>-Cary Chleborad
>
>
>

Easier said than done !! Are they on the West Coast ??? What's the
time difference between there and here in Germany ?? Do you
have their Tel. No. by any chance ??




Carl Brennan
Paderborn, Germany.
Email: carl@pader-online.de