+RonC Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hoping to pick up a new dew band for my ED80 at the IAS on Saturday. Is there much difference in the offerings available, for instance does paying a bit more get you a much better product or are they pretty much all the same? I have an Astrozap dew band on my MN190 and it is giving sterling service but if there is not much difference in the products i may save some buying a cheaper alternative (or not)?? Cheers Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TasKiNG Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 My bands are all W&W Astro ones. These are at the cheaper end of the market but seem good quality and work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I've fairly recently ordered some Kendrick dew bands Ron. Got them from Altair Astro. They are the premium dew bands and are a step up in quality to what i was using before. They are really nice, with high quality cords and plugs. You get what you pay for of course. http://www.altairastro.com/kendrick-premium-dew-heaters-new-2013.html Also got a dual one for the binoviewer..... http://www.altairastro.com/kendrick-premier-binoviewer-eyepiece-heater.html I used the dew band on the refractor the other night up at Belper. It performed well. That is until my Skywatcher powercelll died on me after 4 hours. Something else that will need replacing.... Edited September 29, 2015 by Bino-viewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 +1 for the Kendrick stuff, used them for a few years now and have had no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Looks a good product, any more suggestions/comments please?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Rigel do some quite acceptable cheaper end dew bands which have never given me a problem - but I haven't exactly overused them lol. They are noticeably inferior to the Kendrick bands though and I'm sure they won't last as long. Hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Use 1 Kendrick myself, excellent quality, but I've bought two from Flo a couple of months ago, think there astrozap ones and they look well made also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I use a Russian firm called R-Sky very reasonable and very well made. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 +1 for the kendrick premium and firefly range from Altair astro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 +1 for R-Sky. My dew control looks very nicely made. Took just 13 days from Russia to my letterbox and was tracked all the way The Russian wording and weird letters all over the package looks neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I still have the box Pete, quite a talking point. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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