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Here's what to do
with that unused Quick Cam.....
Here we have disassembled the camera. The design of my camera housing allows you to put it all back in the original housing when your wife or girlfriend finds out what happened to her camera. :o)
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This is what's left of the PVC 1
1/4" sink drain extension after modification. The inside of
the insert we have created is painted flat black. The outside with
the exception of the part that fits into the focuser is painted with Krylon's
semi-gloss black. Be sure to scuff with a ScotchBrite pad
before painting so the paint will stick.
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Here we see the camera
electronics fitted against the insert tube. The face of the camera
housing sits on the cutaway part of the insert tube. Keep this
area as square to the length of the tube as possible to avoid focus
problems. Relieve the insert to clear the connector pins that
stick through the PC board.
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The camera body is made from a
2" pipe PVC plug. A notch is cut for the cord and a 1
1/4" is drilled in the center of the plug. The white areas
left are masked before painting. the insert tube is glued into
place while the cap is only pressed into place.
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Shown are the 2" PVC cap
cover for the body and the body assembly which is made up from the
Insert and body now glued together.
You must paint the camera if you use PVC parts as the whole camera will leak light if used in the daylight.
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The camera is held into place
with high density foam, a 1" thick piece is put into the cap and a
1/2" piece is cut to fit around the camera cord and
connector. The cap is then pressed into place. The camera
assembly can then be centered carefully by working through the tube that
fits into the focuser.
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I suppose you could
call this a First Light image......
Using my 80mm f 11 Celestron refractor with the Quick Cam at prime focus. Street light was about 1 block away. Heat waves from house across the street and wind affected image sharpness (I hope!) Captured using the Logitech Camera software v 6.01
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