STF 8300 only cools to 16 below ambient

Discussion in 'STF Series CCD Cameras' started by Peter Bresler, Jan 21, 2021.

  1. Peter Bresler

    Peter Bresler Cyanogen Customer

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    My STF8300 will only cool to 16 below ambient. It just was at Bill's. He put in a new fan.
     

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  2. Colin Haig

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    Peter, you've made a minor math error.
    That's a Delta T of 41.5C, (25C ambient down to -16.5C), so that looks to be operating within specification.
    Looks like its working fine.
     
  3. Peter Bresler

    Peter Bresler Cyanogen Customer

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    Glad to hear that. SGP does not think so since I selected -20 ambient, and it warns me that its only is -16.
     
  4. Colin Haig

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    Ok good, nothing to worry about then.
    If SGP doesn't know how to measure the air temperature around your equipment, it won't know what the AMBIENT temperature is. For some observing software, it pulls it from a Davis Weather Station, an ASCOM device such as a observing conditions hub, a focuser, or other air temperature source.
     

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