Intro
This update shows how the pole for the waterproof camera works and how it was built. It required 3D printing several parts and drilling some old carbon composite hockey sticks to be used as the pole.
Build
There is a pivot axle at each end of the camera box, allowing the camera to face forward or face down. These two axles are mounted in frames that are clamped to the camera box using mini bungee chords.
There is a third axle on a sliding collar. All axles have lock nuts so they can rotate freely without the nut coming off.
The box and 2 poles form a triangle where the angle of the box is dictated by where the sliding collar is positioned.
The collar can be pinned in discreet locations using a cotter pin.
Here is a quick video which shows the operation much better than a text description:
The video also introduces the display and its driver card, although I am still missing the correct video cable to run a proper test. It is on order.
Discussion
Mechanisms like this always take a bit of fiddling around to get them working well, but I am happy with the basic design. It does exactly what it was designed to do.
I kept the tolerances loose so I didn't need to do a lot of fiddling and shoehorning.
Hopefully the next segment will show the display working, but there is also significant work needed to mount the display and computer on the pole.
Links:
Waterproof Connectors - Camera Build
Pole Mechanism for the Waterproof Camera
LattePanda and LCD Pole -Mounted Chassis
Hammond and Amphenol Experience
