It's all down to time, cost, and your personal skill level or access to skills.
Personally if I can make almost everything myself, I will, unless it's cheaper to buy units, for example, electronics are cheap to build, but you need to buy the components in bulk, therefore it is cheaper to buy
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- Oct 1st, 2015, 12:03 pm
- Forum: Control Systems and Tethers
- Topic: Build vs Buy: Controls. [LMB]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3103
- Oct 1st, 2015, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Cameras
- Topic: How well does IR do in murky water?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6381
Re: How well does IR do in murky water?
Murky water reflects whatever you shine at it. However if you use an ir camera and an incandescent light, it's a good combo
An ir camera would probably be best, however if you can, a colour and IR camera with on board switcher would be much much better
An ir camera would probably be best, however if you can, a colour and IR camera with on board switcher would be much much better
- Sep 29th, 2015, 2:34 pm
- Forum: Frames, Hulls, & Bouyancy
- Topic: My rov and first problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7679
Re: My rov and first problem
I would, as long as you have about 10-15% compression, and your cap fits inside the cylinder with as little gap as possible, it should be fine
- Sep 29th, 2015, 5:20 am
- Forum: Your ROV Projects
- Topic: Rov Reboot (3D Printed Rov)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 631517
Re: Rov Reboot (3d Printed)
micro/macrobaloons work just fine Steve. I've got a chunk of 4000m rated buoyancy, which i was gifted for my Mk2 ROV, it's very heavy due to being 4000m rated but it's basically just microbaloons and epoxy. just make sure you don't pour too much in one go or the epoxy could suffer cracking, though w...
- Sep 29th, 2015, 5:15 am
- Forum: Frames, Hulls, & Bouyancy
- Topic: My rov and first problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7679
Re: My rov and first problem
actually the chamfer on the oring grooves is on the wrong side!!
those orings may extrude through the gap
those orings may extrude through the gap
- Sep 28th, 2015, 6:21 am
- Forum: Frames, Hulls, & Bouyancy
- Topic: My rov and first problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7679
Re: My rov and first problem
They should work, however if it isn't the finish you were expecting then reject them!
- Sep 27th, 2015, 1:01 pm
- Forum: Your ROV Projects
- Topic: Experimental ROV Design using Blue Robotics Components
- Replies: 116
- Views: 73254
Re: Experimental ROV Design using Blue Robotics Components
I like the idea of the BR cable penetrators, however they look like bicycle brake cable adjusters to me!
- Sep 27th, 2015, 12:29 pm
- Forum: Your ROV Projects
- Topic: Rov Reboot (3D Printed Rov)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 631517
Re: Rov Reboot (3d Printed)
i'm flabbergasted, thats totally awesome!!
- Sep 12th, 2015, 10:28 am
- Forum: Mission Footage
- Topic: Micro DIY ROV - Lighting Upgrade
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5316
Micro DIY ROV - Lighting Upgrade
Back to the quarry with improved lighting
- Sep 12th, 2015, 10:27 am
- Forum: Your ROV Projects
- Topic: BindoROV1 - Micro DIY ROV
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20604
Re: BindoROV1 - Micro DIY ROV
Ok so first dive with my new lighting........ very impressed! 8-) If you compare the videos from my first time at the quarry, and today, you can see a massive difference. My gopro picks up a bit of back-scatter, but my FPV cam seems to be unaffected? :D the videos, the before video was a very sunny ...