[Lowfer] Return of loop testing at 185.3
Jay Rusgrove
[email protected]
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:24:02 -0500
Bill
Please keep me posted on the tests. Thanks!
Jay
Bill Ashlock wrote:
> Jay,
>
> >You may have already thought about this, but... a quick and easy way >to
> >see if condensation is a problem would be to put a power resistor >or bulb
> >in the final box to keep the temperature elevated so >condensation doesn't
> >have a chance to form.
>
> Yes, I've been thinking about this. The final box for the test loop is only
> 2"x4"x1" but there IS a spot next to the variable capacitor that would allow
> installation of a 3w WW resistor. Luckily there's a couple of extra wires in
> the control cable that can provide the voltage without disturbing the
> current sensing of the Vcc.
>
> The real test would be to turn on the heater an hour before sunrise on a
> similar night and see if this induces the dip in current. This effect is
> always prominent when it's dry and really cold (like last night) and there's
> full sun the next morning.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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