astro

Excellent booming at around 12 minutes. 😂

What is he doing with the plastic bag? Is that where he carries the sandwiches?

On 1.4.2016 at 2:51 PM, astro said:

I've just ordered a cheap downconverter from ebay. Is this the same you were using?

On 1.4.2016 at 10:35 PM, JonG said:

Yes that is the converter. Sorry you just wasted your money.

No need to be sorry. The unit arrived yesterday. Made a test with an Alexa and it works perfectly nice.

1 hour ago, JonG said:

Yes that is the converter. Sorry you just wasted your money. 

Could you elaborate what exactly the problem was? Didn't it function at all or did it produce artefacts or was it a faulty device?

6 hours ago, astro said:

I'm planning to experiment with this cheap 5.8GHz FPV gear, too. Does this stuff get along well with terradek Bolt or other wireless HD systems? 

6 hours ago, johnpaul215 said:

Their wireless video transmitter was on the camera, and mine was on the back of a monitor at video village.

I did have a Zaxcom ERX box (2.4GHz) on the camera and it played fine with the Teradeck. Everything was great!

Was the teradek receiver placed at video village, too or was it remoted? 

Both are operating in the 5GHz band so I worry that the 600mW FPV transmitter might interfere with the teradek receiver in close proximity?

19 hours ago, JonG said:

...but I purchased a cheap down converter for it to tap off of video villages HD monitors, and had no luck on that end.

I've just ordered a cheap downconverter from ebay. Is this the same you were using?

10 hours ago, johnpaul215 said:

I've used my trusty old Decimator2 at video village to feed a SD quadcopter/drone transmitter, and put the receiver on my cart. Really inexpensive, and surprisingly reliable. I got it off Amazon. I need to make a more robust box for it. It's pretty much a circuit board with some plastic wrap. I think it's intended for racing drones. They use standard definition video because the lag could cause them to crash, and they want it to be super lightweight.

The SD was adequate. Not coax cable quality, but the lack of dealing with cables was great.

This is what I have. Only $50

Boscam 32Ch 5.8G 600mw 5km Wireless AV Transmitter TS832 Receiver RC832 for FPV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWFUTSK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_dCD.wbPPBR0FM

I'm planning to experiment with this cheap 5.8GHz FPV gear, too. Does this stuff get along well with terradek Bolt or other wireless HD systems? 

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Hi Astro. I ordered mine from eBay - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/120476274177?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Just be aware that it won't tin if you try to solder it directly. I found that crimp connections worked ok, but ended up filling the little SMA centre pin receptacle with solder and then inserting the wire. So while it's not a properly soldered joint it was a reasonably strong mechanical connection (perhaps as the solder cools it contracts around the wire a little?), and you can also give the pin an extra bit of a crimp for good measure.

It also pays to be aware of the difference between super-elastic wire (which is the one you want) and memory wire, which will bend quite easily but only springs back to it's original shape if heated to above a certain temperature.

Cheers!

Dave.

Hi Dave,

thanks for the hint! This wire isn't insulated. Did you cover it with shrink tubing?

Any hints on where I can get isolated memory steel wire to build my own sma antennas?

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Hi Rob,

big balloon type wheels are easily  found on the net. The problem is the 12mm quick release axle. Due to the big dimension of the wheels these need to be significant longer than the standard wheelchair axle. I haven't been able to find a supplier yet. Though I guess for the few times I need beach wheels I could do without the quick release and just build a simple axel from a steel rod and some bushings and R clips.

Hi Matthias,

where did you get the beach wheels. I already had the pleasure of dragging the cart through the sand while the crew kept yelling at me because they wanted to shoot the nice sunset. Not funny...[emoji23]

Did you have to change the axle assembly or did they fit plug n play?

You are not using original skb cases, are you? How do they lock together when stacking? Is the construction with the tension belt stable? For me it wasn't possible to get a sturdy connection with just the belt. I'm pretty happy with the profile rails though. They are perfect to attach accessories. I.e. I have thread eyes attached to securely fix the cart in the car in seconds.

At first I just used only one turnbuckle on each side. This wasn't stable at all and the top case always moved around especially when going up or down stairs. When stacking the skb cases they don't lock very well. Also the PE plastic is very slick. When tightening the locks the cases would deform. Especially the area where the aluminium frame has its seam was problematic.

I added a second buckle on each side and put strips of thick cellular rubber between the aluminium frames. Also I reinforced the joints of the frame with aluminium strips. This has greatly stabilised the construction. See the attached pics for details.

I love my gear so keeping it clean with a brush a vacuum cleaner and a damp cloth isn't that hard... 👍😉

On 2.3.2016 at 11:03 PM, Constantin said:

As an homage to Matthias Richter's long running thread, Berlin cart, I have called this one Cologne cart. This is to show my cart, but I would also like to encourage other Cologne based mixers, to show off their carts here, too.

Hi everyone!

As a a cologne based mixer with a heavily Matthias Richter inspired cart I guess this is my call to finally kick in. I'm a regular reader but never actually posted something.

At first I have to give a big thank you to Matthias for the inspiration and also for answering my questions when I was in the process of building!

I'm very happy with this cart. At first there were some stability issues with the skb cases but I did some small reinforcements and now for my needs it's near perfect. The only downside I've found so far is the width which is just enough to get me in trouble in small appartments or the odd tiny elevator.