What is the Player One Active Cooling System
The Player One Active Cooling System is a small device which attaches to the back of Player One’s planetary and solar cameras. The device provides a cooling effect which can help keep your sensor cooler in hot weather and reduce the noise in your images.
How effective is the Player One Active Cooling System?
The Player One Active Cooling System is extremely effective at keeping cameras cool in hot weather. The graph below clearly shows how much heat can be dissipated by the system when the camera is imaging at full resolution and maximum frame rate in hot weather. When the system in used in conjunction with a camera which already has a passive cooling system, temperatures of not much above ambient can be expected.
Which cameras can utilise the Player One Active Cooling System?
While the Player One Active Cooling System can be fitted to many models of Player One cameras it is suggested to always use it in conjunction with cameras which already utilise the Passive Cooling System. These include: Apollo M, Apollo C, Apollo M Max, Apollo M Mini, Saturn M, Saturn C and the Uranus C.
How to install the Player One Active Cooling System
Fitting the Player One Active cooling system is straight forward. Start by removing the camera screws as shown by below. Please note, there is no need to remove the back panel of the camera. You can now attach the supplied thermal pad. The Active Cooling System is then secured on top of the pad by using the longer screws supplied in place of those that were removed in the previous step.
If you do not feel confident in doing this yourself Pro Astronomy can do this for you as a service. This is included if you purchase our sensor cleaning service.
What is in the box of the Player One Active Cooling System?
In the box of the Player One Active Cooling System you will find the active cooling system itself along with the thermal pad, replacement screws and 12v DC power splitter.
