| chooch |
Hello,
I've searched and haven't been able find many discussions on 1.3" polysi's. Or maybe I just wasn't using a good search string.
Anyways, what do you think of stripping a polysi out of an older commercial projector for a diy project? Parts projectors can be found pretty cheap on ebay.
Is it worthwhile?
Gordon |
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| ancorp |
| you will need a very expensive controller to be able to connect that lcd to anything. Not worth it. But I would love to see someone build one with such a small lcd... |
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| ancorp |
| btw, welcome to the forum, its great to have another canadian here :D |
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| chooch |
Thanks for the welcome... It's too bad I didn't stumble upon this site earlier. Some neat stuff going on.
What about the board/controllerg from the projector...? I would think most could be salvaged. Especiallly the ones sold as-is because they won't power up. It would probably most likely be just the power supply.
Could a diy polysi projector possibly yield a better result than if the projector was working. Bare in mind that most parts projectors are 3-4 years old.
Gordon |
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| ancorp |
| well, i dont see the point of taking out everything and building it again..... the only thing I suggest is - if you can get the projector running properly, buy a nice metal hallide bulb of like 400watts, ive seen some for only 20$, and they last 5-10 times more than the original projector bulbs, and cost about 20 times less. You will need a compatable ballast too, about 80-100$. You have to make the projector think that you have a bulb in there. The new bulb will not fit into the projector, most likely. Ull have to make a seperate light box, with a fan, lamp, ballast, and a mirror to bounce the light into the projector. That will yeld much brighter results, at a much lower price than a new bulb. I dont know much about the insides of commercial projectors, so there you go... |
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