Flexible Dew Shields

I am considering purchasing a flexible, roll up dew shield for my C8.
Anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of them? There are a
couple of choices at low prices on EBAY. There's one branded:
TECHNOTRONICS and another sold by "gooddealonly".
Any responses are greatly appreciated!
Dave

XX wrote:
I am considering purchasing a flexible, roll up dew shield for my C8.
Anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of them? There are a
couple of choices at low prices on EBAY. There's one branded:
TECHNOTRONICS and another sold by "gooddealonly".
Any responses are greatly appreciated!
Dave

Hi Dave

After buting my LX90 in October and getting fed up getting 'dewed out'
after an hour or so I bought a flexi dew shield (BC&F I think), the
scope can now stay out all night (+5 hours) without dewing and without
and anti-dew heating.

I live in the north of England so things do get pretty cold on clear
nights this time of year, if I were you I'd definealy try this option
before you go spending money on more expensive solutions.

Gaz

I use one 18" wide and about 6 feet long for my 22" (otherwise
completely exposed) mirror. It's made of ABS, is very thin and I just
roll it up. I stuck on some velcro so it would hold in place around the
mirror and struts. In the winter, it's usually very dewy where I
observe, but I have never had my primary dew up.

Clear skies,
Shneor Sherman

I swear by the Orion telescope shields. They work, and work well.
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Sincerely,
--- Dave
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unless it has that certain "je ne sais quoi"
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I am considering purchasing a flexible, roll up dew shield for my C8.
Anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of them? There are a
couple of choices at low prices on EBAY. There's one branded:
TECHNOTRONICS and another sold by "gooddealonly".
Any responses are greatly appreciated!
Dave

I have never heard of either of these companies and I think their prices are
slightly too high.
I have several of the Flexishield dew caps from Orion and they work very
well. The quality is good and right now they have a sale which is too good
to pass up.
Their stock number is 04200 and the description is FlexishieldT 8"
Cassegrain

The sale price is $14.75 and they are in stock. I have no relationship with
Orion other than being a satisfied customer.
Their website is www.telescope.com and then do a search for the stock
number.
George D
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I am considering purchasing a flexible, roll up dew shield for my C8.
Anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of them? There are a
couple of choices at low prices on EBAY. There's one branded:
TECHNOTRONICS and another sold by "gooddealonly".
Any responses are greatly appreciated!
Dave

XX wrote:
I am considering purchasing a flexible, roll up dew shield for my C8.
Anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of them? There are a
couple of choices at low prices on EBAY. There's one branded:
TECHNOTRONICS and another sold by "gooddealonly".
Any responses are greatly appreciated!
Dave

Hi:

I've tried a couple of "flexishields"...but, you know what? I still
like the good, old Celestron Dewstar best. It's nice to be able to
store the flexible ones flat and all, but then it's a hassle to wrap
them around the tube end, they are never quite round, etc.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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RMOLLISE wrote:

Hi:

I've tried a couple of "flexishields"...but, you know what? I still
like the good, old Celestron Dewstar best. It's nice to be able to
store the flexible ones flat and all, but then it's a hassle to wrap
them around the tube end, they are never quite round, etc.

Peace,
Rod Mollise


I fitted mine the first day it arrived and it hasn't been off since,
the BC&F is a pretty snug fit and the LX90 looks *far* more impressive
with it fitted ;O)



Gaz

I've got one of the Orion flexishields for my 8" SCT. I haven't found it
much of a hassle, but I don't store it flat. When I'm finished observing, I
just pull it off the scope, still in cylinder form, and toss it on top of
everything that's piled into the car.

Since I almost always have dew zappers running, I've never used the
dewshield by itself. Sometimes the dew is so bad here in North Carolina,
that my corrector heater can't keep up. I add the dewshield to the scope
and all is well.

Jeff
http://www.mindspring.com/~jeffpo

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RMOLLISE wrote:

Hi:

I've tried a couple of "flexishields"...but, you know what? I still
like the good, old Celestron Dewstar best. It's nice to be able to
store the flexible ones flat and all, but then it's a hassle to wrap
them around the tube end, they are never quite round, etc.

Peace,
Rod Mollise


I fitted mine the first day it arrived and it hasn't been off since,
the BC&F is a pretty snug fit and the LX90 looks *far* more impressive
with it fitted ;O)



Gaz