New Camera Arrived! - Page 2

Dentman · #16 01-13-2003, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by BillyBonz
Dentman,

The cameras will fit perfect into the camera bodies from Plantraco. The bodies are cheap but the shipping is $10 since the company is in Canada. I was thinking about buying a bunch of bodies and reselling them. The bodies are $2 per so 20 would cost $40 plus $10 for shipping. That is $2.50 each plus $3.85 for any package under 1 lbs to reship them to anywhere in the 48 states. Since most of you wouldn't need more than a couple bodies and they are light, the shipping would be the same for one or 10 bodies. I'm not interested in making any money off the deal...I just need a few bodies for myself. If you are interested drop me an email at billybonz@hiwaypirates.com or post a reply here. Say TinyRC, you wouldn't be interested in taking this project on would ya? I need 8 bodies just for me.

The cannon-cam battery housing works kinda like a flashlite. The batts just side into the tube. I never ran the batts dead with that setup but I did run it for 3 hours nonstop and they still had plenty of juice left. If you used the Plantraco body I think the camera would fit in it without modding the plug, which I strongly would avoid. Then you could stick with the 9v batt and save a few $$.

Your idea of reselling the bodies is good, but I live in Europe. So the shipping is much more expensive... Or are there other guys from Europe and we can share the shipping costs?

Today I go to my dentist. They have real cool materials. Maybe it´s possible to "clone" the body somehow or build a case for the cam and the battery.

Yesterday, I disassambled the plug! While disassambling, the wires broke from the circuit and I had to reconstruct which wire on which place...

Plenty of work, but I think it was worth it.

Now I work on a solution with the 9V battery and maybe a custom body. I checked the chassis of the rover and found out, that it´s possible to fix a custom body with 3 screws (2 in the front and 1 in the middle of the rear). That would be the solution, if there´s no other way out...

Dentman · #17 01-19-2003, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by Dentman
Your idea of reselling the bodies is good, but I live in Europe. So the shipping is much more expensive... Or are there other guys from Europe and we can share the shipping costs?

Today I go to my dentist. They have real cool materials. Maybe it´s possible to "clone" the body somehow or build a case for the cam and the battery.

Yesterday, I disassambled the plug! While disassambling, the wires broke from the circuit and I had to reconstruct which wire on which place...
Plenty of work, but I think it was worth it.

Now I work on a solution with the 9V battery and maybe a custom body. I checked the chassis of the rover and found out, that it´s possible to fix a custom body with 3 screws (2 in the front and 1 in the middle of the rear). That would be the solution, if there´s no other way out...

Now here´s the first pic of my rover with the spylinker-cam. I fixed it with a clear tape and it works very well. Next step is to shorten the wires and build in an on/off switch.

Had never thought, that it is so much fun cruising around with the cam on the rover!

sigibbons · #18 01-19-2003, 03:15 PM

billybonz does that spylinker reciever run on mains power?
also what kind of output does it have/what kind of jack?

o yea is it true you can operate the rover from any computer through the net? how does this work?

Thanks,

sigibbons · #19 01-19-2003, 03:18 PM

oh sorry ive just seen it is a 9v power input no need to answer that one now.

also dentman how much was shipping on your spylink cam?

Thanks,

Dentman · #20 01-20-2003, 03:02 PM

sigibbons!

Got my cameras on ebay for 18 USD each. Shipping to Europe was 25(!) USD per camera!

But it was much cheaper (43 USD) than any other solution. Shipping had taken about 15 days (from Hong Kong), so that´s ok I think...

sigibbons · #21 01-20-2003, 04:07 PM

what did u search for on ebay to find the cams?

and from the reciever what out put does it give out?
is it the ariel socket you plug into the back of a normal tv?

Thanks dent!

this formum should be more active no one ever posts on here!

Dentman · #22 01-20-2003, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by sigibbons
what did u search for on ebay to find the cams?

and from the reciever what out put does it give out?
is it the ariel socket you plug into the back of a normal tv?

Thanks dent!

this formum should be more active no one ever posts on here!

I searched the ID "spylinker" on ebay. Then you see all of his products.

The output of the receiver is cinch. With an adaptor the signal comes into the TV via the AV-Input (similar like for example a Sony Playstation).

The camera is available in PAL- or NTSC-Format. In Europe you have to choose PAL!

sigibbons · #23 01-20-2003, 04:28 PM

ok thanks very much dent!!

what tv are u using for the setup?

Thanks, si

Dentman · #24 01-20-2003, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by sigibbons
ok thanks very much dent!!

what tv are u using for the setup?

Thanks, si

It works with every TV that has an AV-Input. You´ve to switch to the AV-channel and that´s it.
I connect my cams to the video-input of the vga-card of my computer. So it´s possible to view to picture in a window or fullscreen.

sigibbons · #25 01-20-2003, 04:44 PM

are these cams the same shape and size of the ones that are sold for the rover from plantraco, so the will mount up perfect inside the camera shells?

also do i have to take out the power conector like u have? will it still fit in the case with it left on?

Thanks, si

Dentman · #26 01-21-2003, 02:48 AM

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Originally posted by sigibbons
are these cams the same shape and size of the ones that are sold for the rover from plantraco, so the will mount up perfect inside the camera shells?

also do i have to take out the power conector like u have? will it still fit in the case with it left on?

Thanks, si

The articles of billybonz above explain all...

MadMicroDoc · #27 01-26-2003, 07:33 PM

Im not sure if you said u were going to put on 4 cameras or what but if u are where would u fit them and their batteries? o and how far does ure rover get until u lose reception of ure car ? like what are u going to do with it ?just wondering, cool mod

#28 02-15-2003, 02:32 PM

Wow, great Forum/BBS!

Some of you are from germany?

Where can I get a cheap Desktop Rover + Wireless Cam here?

Any Info on good working rechargable-solutions?

Ordering from the US is not such a big deal either, since my father lives in MN, and the packages are shipped as gift, which raises the tax-limits---- and sometimes he pays shipping and part of the stuff ;D

Ciao!

Dentman · #29 02-16-2003, 07:24 AM

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Originally posted by schorhr
Wow, great Forum/BBS!

Some of you are from germany?

Where can I get a cheap Desktop Rover + Wireless Cam here?

Any Info on good working rechargable-solutions?

Ordering from the US is not such a big deal either, since my father lives in MN, and the packages are shipped as gift, which raises the tax-limits---- and sometimes he pays shipping and part of the stuff ;D

Ciao!

Hi Marcus!

I´m not from germany but from austria and found the rover on http://www.ev-web.at/. It costs EUR 75.
The cheapest wireless cam I found so far ist the one I described above.

BillyBonz · #30 02-16-2003, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by MadMicroDoc
Im not sure if you said u were going to put on 4 cameras or what but if u are where would u fit them and their batteries? o and how far does ure rover get until u lose reception of ure car ? like what are u going to do with it ?just wondering, cool mod

I have 4 rovers and I'm fitting each one with a camera. The problem is the camera transmitters interfer with one another. I have found a 4 channel transmitter but it's way too expensive.