Well after my first 2 projectors failed, well the 2nd works but lcd broke, then i fixed it and didnt want to put it back in projector.
So time for the 15" route
Please bare with the text as i post on many forums and tend to just copy it across 🙂 lol
So then I will start with fan controllers, everyone must have seen the zalman fan mate, with its vairable controller. I have brought the components to make 5 of these to control the fans.
The fans i have now (dont know if i will be using them all):
4x 120mm ebuyer fans
8x 92mm ebuyer fans
5x 80mm ebuyer fans
Should be enouth to cool my projector nice and quietly
Theres around £15 worth of fans there i would say.
I won some thin aluminium off ebay for £20.50 delivered which will be used to line the wood around the light up to the rear fresnel lens, this will all be sprayed black which is heatproof (more on this when i get round to it)
As for the general presentation of my projector I plan on celing mounting it and painting it white so it blends (yea right) into the celing, so i ordered 6x drop down lights (the ones that fit into celing) to mount 2 or 4 on the diagnal sides of the projector and maybe 2 or 4 over seating
So I am going to have a nice home cinema
I want a 4:3 LCD 15" so i have been thinking of the benq fp567 v2 which quin used and the results are very impressive and 16ms refresh which will be good for gaming and xbox etc
Seen the LCD for £100 on ebay so I might go for that but nothing on that is 100% yet
Ordered some fresnel lenss from www.lumenlab.com and they cost £35
I already have there object lens so that saves me $30 or what ever it is on there site
I will be using my 400w bulb as its nice and bright
Now the ballast (transformer type thing) generates alot of heat and is quite noisy, i dont want to splash out on a electronic one so i need some ideas, what about mounting it on rubber? for heat i will make some kind of heatsink with the aluminium i have ordered
Need options on the noise of the ballast as its quite anoying, not very loud but noticable./
Now to find a lcd, order wood, yes wood cant aford 100% alu, and brackets and paint then i think i have everything but a kvm switch
Next day:
Well another day has passed and I couldnt let it go by without spending some money. So today I have ordered some stuff which should be useful
3x Flat aluminium 20mm x 1.5mm x 1m - £9.45
4x 5mm Threaded Rod 1m - £3.92
A bag of 100 5mm hax nuts for the threaded rod, but i already had 100 of the bolts so now i have 200! Dont think they will be used somehow - £1.92
8x Right angled brackets for holding the wooden frame together, i almost decided on a aluminium frame but that would have been another £20 - £3.84
2x Aluminium vents - £7.96 :| would have got maybe 2 more but at that price I didnt want to.
So thats around £27 spent.
I also ordered a dremel off ebay for £13.50 + £8 pp hope its good as i need to cut the fresnels down to the right size.
NExt:
My Maplin order came through today:
1x AC Euro Plug
1x Lead free solder
5x Min pot Lin 1k
10x MF Risistor 680
10x 2 way vertical t block
5x 7805 transistor
1x red rocker for light
1x normal for all power
I ordered some 15pin plugs thinking they were vga type ones, but there standard 15 pin plugs! so i have to order some more now Need to order some knobs anyway for the fresnel adjustment so no worries
Fan controller finished without heatsinks (will add them when i get the metal)
Now i have got this far, i need lcd, wood, paint
My plan is to make a IR remote to turn the projector on off and control the lcd but this will take some time
More on this later 🙂
So time for the 15" route
Please bare with the text as i post on many forums and tend to just copy it across 🙂 lol
So then I will start with fan controllers, everyone must have seen the zalman fan mate, with its vairable controller. I have brought the components to make 5 of these to control the fans.
The fans i have now (dont know if i will be using them all):
4x 120mm ebuyer fans
8x 92mm ebuyer fans
5x 80mm ebuyer fans
Should be enouth to cool my projector nice and quietly
Theres around £15 worth of fans there i would say.
I won some thin aluminium off ebay for £20.50 delivered which will be used to line the wood around the light up to the rear fresnel lens, this will all be sprayed black which is heatproof (more on this when i get round to it)
As for the general presentation of my projector I plan on celing mounting it and painting it white so it blends (yea right) into the celing, so i ordered 6x drop down lights (the ones that fit into celing) to mount 2 or 4 on the diagnal sides of the projector and maybe 2 or 4 over seating
So I am going to have a nice home cinema
I want a 4:3 LCD 15" so i have been thinking of the benq fp567 v2 which quin used and the results are very impressive and 16ms refresh which will be good for gaming and xbox etc
Seen the LCD for £100 on ebay so I might go for that but nothing on that is 100% yet
Ordered some fresnel lenss from www.lumenlab.com and they cost £35
I already have there object lens so that saves me $30 or what ever it is on there site
I will be using my 400w bulb as its nice and bright
Now the ballast (transformer type thing) generates alot of heat and is quite noisy, i dont want to splash out on a electronic one so i need some ideas, what about mounting it on rubber? for heat i will make some kind of heatsink with the aluminium i have ordered
Need options on the noise of the ballast as its quite anoying, not very loud but noticable./
Now to find a lcd, order wood, yes wood cant aford 100% alu, and brackets and paint then i think i have everything but a kvm switch
Next day:
Well another day has passed and I couldnt let it go by without spending some money. So today I have ordered some stuff which should be useful
3x Flat aluminium 20mm x 1.5mm x 1m - £9.45
4x 5mm Threaded Rod 1m - £3.92
A bag of 100 5mm hax nuts for the threaded rod, but i already had 100 of the bolts so now i have 200! Dont think they will be used somehow - £1.92
8x Right angled brackets for holding the wooden frame together, i almost decided on a aluminium frame but that would have been another £20 - £3.84
2x Aluminium vents - £7.96 :| would have got maybe 2 more but at that price I didnt want to.
So thats around £27 spent.
I also ordered a dremel off ebay for £13.50 + £8 pp hope its good as i need to cut the fresnels down to the right size.
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NExt:
My Maplin order came through today:
1x AC Euro Plug
1x Lead free solder
5x Min pot Lin 1k
10x MF Risistor 680
10x 2 way vertical t block
5x 7805 transistor
1x red rocker for light
1x normal for all power
I ordered some 15pin plugs thinking they were vga type ones, but there standard 15 pin plugs! so i have to order some more now Need to order some knobs anyway for the fresnel adjustment so no worries
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Fan controller finished without heatsinks (will add them when i get the metal)
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Now i have got this far, i need lcd, wood, paint
My plan is to make a IR remote to turn the projector on off and control the lcd but this will take some time
Big update
The lights to use for seat lighting
Fresnel's from lumenlab
Aluminium for lining the wood around the light box
Frame part 1
They duplicated 😛
Whole frame and its HUGE
Light mounted on rear panel
Bolts for adjusting the light box distance
Hole for the object lens bit
Mounting bits for object lens
Poor fit of the object lens holder in the front frame
Now a box which will move back and forth
Inside the box, its all held with glue
Quick shot of how it will look (ex paint)
All for now maybe more later 😀
The lights to use for seat lighting
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Fresnel's from lumenlab
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Aluminium for lining the wood around the light box
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Frame part 1
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They duplicated 😛
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Whole frame and its HUGE
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Light mounted on rear panel
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Bolts for adjusting the light box distance
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Hole for the object lens bit
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Mounting bits for object lens
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Poor fit of the object lens holder in the front frame
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Now a box which will move back and forth
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Inside the box, its all held with glue
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Quick shot of how it will look (ex paint)
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All for now maybe more later 😀
what a clean setup and build! Keep me posted please, i love the step by step setup. I am very impressed.
oooooo forgot to update here
Damage done by light in 5" projector (well not damage but its just made the label go brown
Poor attempt to make a sheild for it
Put on fan hmm great
Lens frame
From the back (bit of a mess but it works 😛)
Hardcore glue work
Did some work on the corner and didnt do a very good job but i will work on it when i got all side panels done
MEtal for the front fresnel
Bodge!!! didnt need 1 of the holes 🙁
Damage done by light in 5" projector (well not damage but its just made the label go brown
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Poor attempt to make a sheild for it
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Put on fan hmm great
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Lens frame
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From the back (bit of a mess but it works 😛)
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Hardcore glue work
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Did some work on the corner and didnt do a very good job but i will work on it when i got all side panels done
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MEtal for the front fresnel
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Bodge!!! didnt need 1 of the holes 🙁
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New support beams to .. look at further pics
Magic
Thats the idea of them
All in place (well whats done to this point)
Aluminium heat sheild
Next to the light
Back panel of inside with heat sheild
This is for the bin 😛
Painted heat sheild (well heat proof spray paint)
Side panel heat sheild with 120mm fan hole for the cooling
And look what came today 😀
benq fp567s v2 😀 no dead pixels and its great
Thats all for now should have more tomorow
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Magic
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Thats the idea of them
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All in place (well whats done to this point)
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Aluminium heat sheild
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Next to the light
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Back panel of inside with heat sheild
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This is for the bin 😛
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Painted heat sheild (well heat proof spray paint)
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Side panel heat sheild with 120mm fan hole for the cooling
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And look what came today 😀
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benq fp567s v2 😀 no dead pixels and its great
Thats all for now should have more tomorow
Could you explain a little bit about how your mounting your light? Im not im understaning from the pictures exactly what your doing. Im new to this whole DIYprojection thing. TIA
Also, thanks for the pics!
Also, thanks for the pics!
I am an idiot i thought that was some sorta lens that was mounted behind the bulb holder. Its just a reflector, right? If im right just ignore that last post of mine.
Progress Looking Good Nick!!!😀
Simple and very clean design
Someday I otta get a decent projector built... someday...
Cheers🙂 , and Well done, will be looking for more progress,
Alex
BTW, what screen size will you be shooting for?
Simple and very clean design
Someday I otta get a decent projector built... someday...
Cheers🙂 , and Well done, will be looking for more progress,
Alex
BTW, what screen size will you be shooting for?
Loki047: I have my light box built already as i am using the one from my last projector, and to mount it i put 4 bolts through the back panel of the wood, if i want to adjust it i have to turn it off, move the bolts and tighten them not the best way but i cant think of a other way
ancorp: Thanks 🙂 should be some updates later
ancorp: Thanks 🙂 should be some updates later
Another update:
LCD Frame with no supports just the threaded rod for adjusting it
The back of the box (not i have only sprayed the metal and some of the frame work the mdf is still in progress thats why its white 😉
As i had a problem with the original front fresnel mount i had to extend the existing one's
In place and its out! and it overlaps so this needs work still
I am researching into making a ir decoder for the projector so i can turn it on off etc and control the lcd 😀
LCD Frame with no supports just the threaded rod for adjusting it
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The back of the box (not i have only sprayed the metal and some of the frame work the mdf is still in progress thats why its white 😉
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As i had a problem with the original front fresnel mount i had to extend the existing one's
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In place and its out! and it overlaps so this needs work still
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I am researching into making a ir decoder for the projector so i can turn it on off etc and control the lcd 😀
how are you attaching the LCD screen to the frame? I can't wait to see your results, your building the projector setup ive been thinking about for a while. Good Luck!
Either cut the backlight 😱 or use strong padded tape
Think it will be the tape
Should have results by the end of the week!
Think it will be the tape
Should have results by the end of the week!
Well another update, i mainly update on another forum as i post more there.
LCD Frame in place
Remote i plan on using for this pj
Stripping lcd
LCD Frame in place
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Remote i plan on using for this pj
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Stripping lcd
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Bolts for moving frames
Old lens mount system
Upright
Test image using phone light and its about 1m away its ok i supose
Air flow over light area
Old 7" pj vs 15"
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Old lens mount system
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Upright
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Test image using phone light and its about 1m away its ok i supose
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Air flow over light area
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Old 7" pj vs 15"
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New fresnel mounts
Some nice shoes
Soul for the ballast mounting
Mounted
All frames in place
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Some nice shoes
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Soul for the ballast mounting
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Mounted
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All frames in place
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Cooling holes
Front side
Back side
Fans in place
Had to alter heat shild so 120mm fan would fit
All in place
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Front side
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Back side
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Fans in place
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All in place
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Insides now
Projected image
i made the projector to long so i have to shorten it 🙁
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Projected image
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i made the projector to long so i have to shorten it 🙁
Well time for another update 🙂
I havent had much time to work on the projector recently so havent got much done
I made it around 11 - 12cm to long 😱 so i cut 11.5cm off
Here is the table i made
The new sized box which is shorter really hope to have this thing going by this friday!
I havent had much time to work on the projector recently so havent got much done
I made it around 11 - 12cm to long 😱 so i cut 11.5cm off
Here is the table i made
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The new sized box which is shorter really hope to have this thing going by this friday!
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THanks for the update! I was hoping you would come back and post some updates. Im glad to see your still working on the projector! As soon as you finish i will start mine 🙂
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