we had someone once apply the silver reflective tape to their dish thinking it would improve their signal. it burnt a hole in the SM and they called because their internet was down lol
-sean On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 2:32 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > I saw an article online that said twice a year when the sun lines up right > behind the satellite your satellite dish is pointed at, it can not only > knock out the RF link, but if the dish is painted a reflective color, it > can melt the plastic case of the LNB. I guess that’s why sat dishes are > dark grey? (or in some cases black) I assume a radome would prevent that > by letting RF through but not sunlight? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2019 3:13 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar load > > > > Be interesting to do a bake off between this and the plain “satellite > white” I use. > > > > > > I have always found it interesting that highly reflective things like > polished aluminum, chrome and silver paint seem to be really bad at > reflecting heat/sun. But we have all grabbed a chrome wrench that has been > left in the hot summer sun and realized hot much it absorbs. I am guessing > what we see as reflective, Infra Red sees as flat black. > > > > *From:* Bill Prince > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2019 1:46 PM > > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar load > > > > Which reminds me of this material that a friend clued me in on. > > You can get this at Home Depot (for example). It is pricey; around $250 > per 5 gallon bucket, AND it needs a top coat of another material at near > the same price. However, for an advertised reduction in temperature of over > 60 degrees F, it may be worth a look. > > https://superiorcoatingsolutions.com/super-therm/ > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 8/15/2019 12:35 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > I remember Chuck doing a study on this same subject so I thought there > might be some interest. > > Cabinet heat load > <https://www.ddbunlimited.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Solar-Load-on-DDB-Enclosures.pdf> > > > > -- > > Lewis Bergman > > 325-439-0533 Cell > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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