RE: PTZ Home build

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good find...

-----Original Message-----
From: David Yeend [mailto:david.yeend@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 01 December 2005 21:12
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] PTZ Home build


How about 8017629611 et al on EBay? For just =A329.99 + =A38.55 you could
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ave an Infra Red Remote Control Spot Light! Yours for the butchering!
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ination and and movement all in one hit!

Remote control effective from 45meters, 75 degree tilt with 340 degree
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tion. Can't tell what the response or movement resolution is like...seems
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bit open ended in comparison to steppers or servos but might be a start...=
.



On 12/1/05, Brian G. Reynolds <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Interesting idea....
>
> Must walk along the road and see what I can "find"......
>
> I striped (read, hammer) down a big office printer some time back
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> had some good stepper motors and nice nylon gears, with a view to=20
> coercing these into use but I aint got a clue what the circuitry=20
> requires!
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> I thought of using some car speedo cables with worm gears on the
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> as a make shift PT mech as the camera I want to P&T is only a
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> distance from me (on the outside front facia and I "live" in
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> loft!)
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> This is a good site for motor driven things...=20
> http://www.mfacomodrills.com/
>
> Food for thought....
>
> B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 December 2005 07:28
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] PTZ Home build
>
>
> Brian,
>
> I had thought about this and wondered whether the electric door
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> assemblies from cars would make a suitable stating point for the
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> or maybe just the T part.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian G. Reynolds
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Due to the extreme cost of said PTZ devices has anyone here
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> > their own?
> >
> > I am now using Geovision GV-650.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > B.