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Gentlemen

If I recall, Alex's SNO-T (T for tropical?) is painted a light (metallic?)
gray to reduce heat absorption.  Some manufacturers offer white "tropical"
models if memory serves.

I am not clear 0.005" to 0.010" of paint is a great insulator, therefore
markedly reducing heat transfer to one's digits.  Especially as one hand
grips the handle while the other tweaks the drum.

Bill

> Red wrote:
>
>> "it is not often that you see a polished metal sextant. " Probably
>> because it is greatly impractical. In the noon sunlight, it would burn
>> your hands (bare metal) and blind you from glare spots.
>
>
> Why would a highly reflectent polished surface get hotter than one that
> is painted black? In fact, Plath tried to find a compromise between
> reducing heat absorption and avoiding glare spots with a model that was
> painted white.
>
> Herbert Prinz


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