Hi,
I am building an outdoor allsky camera, am almost finished with the project, but struggling with the last part.
In order to keep dew and frost off of the camera dome we have to create a heater using 50 watt resistors and also attach a fan to blow the wind heat toward the top of the dome. A thermostat is used to regulate the temperature to 100 degrees F.
Here's some pictures of the setup:
Sentinel III Photos
Conceptually I'm having a hard time figuring out how to wire and power the heaters and the fan. I currently have a 12v DC power line coming into the enclosure for the purpose of powering the camera.
Is it possible to splice the camera's 12v DC power supply and run wires to the 2 resistors and the fan? Or will I need to have more than 1 power line coming into the enclosure? If I need an additional power, what kind?
Thanks for the advice.
I am building an outdoor allsky camera, am almost finished with the project, but struggling with the last part.
In order to keep dew and frost off of the camera dome we have to create a heater using 50 watt resistors and also attach a fan to blow the wind heat toward the top of the dome. A thermostat is used to regulate the temperature to 100 degrees F.
Here's some pictures of the setup:
Sentinel III Photos
Conceptually I'm having a hard time figuring out how to wire and power the heaters and the fan. I currently have a 12v DC power line coming into the enclosure for the purpose of powering the camera.
Is it possible to splice the camera's 12v DC power supply and run wires to the 2 resistors and the fan? Or will I need to have more than 1 power line coming into the enclosure? If I need an additional power, what kind?
Thanks for the advice.