Active Cooling systeme - Active cooling system

What is ACS?

ACS (Active Cooling System) is an external air-cooled system designed for solar and large format planetary cameras.

Why do I need ACS?

ACS can provide much better temperature control for uncooled cameras. We all have bad experiences in hot summer. The sensor temperature rises and the camera shield is too hot to touch, fearing that the camera cannot work normally.

Player One was already aware of the heating problem, Player one decided to add the PCS (Passive Cooling System) to the camera. However, this is not enough! In 2022, the summer ambient temperature sometimes exceeded 40℃（104℉）, the camera sensor may get close to 60℃ for a long time using under sunlight.

Although our users have reported that the Player One camera still performs well in hot weather, we believe it still poses a risk of damage. Player one therefore decided to manufacture this ACS system, to provide much better temperature control.

Take a look at the following test graph:

Clearly, when the camera has PCS+ACS, the temperature is only 7℃ higher than the ambient temperature, the camera shield is a little warm but not hot.

ACS cannot only be used in daylight for solar imaging, it can also be used at night for Lucky imaging DSO.

Does my camera support ACS?

ACS is only useful on some uncooled cameras, not all. The camera must already contain a PCS, so that the heat from the sensor can be transmitted to the shield, then the ACS can dissipate the heat by air cooling.

How to configure ACS?

Setting up ACS is simple, we wrote a quick guide, just 6 steps. Please read the guide and properly configure your ACS.

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