Lights inside the hull, or outside ?
Posted: Mar 6th, 2015, 5:14 am
Hello,
Thanks to your guys' valuable help, I am building an acrylic (plexiglass) ROV. Build thread soon.
I want the lights to operate at 200 meters depth, and illuminate 30-50 feet from the hull.
(acrylic does not last that deep, but I plan to later build the same ROV but with a steel hull)
The basic design question Im facing is where to place the lights. I prefer inside.
PROS + : cheap and reliable to any depth the hull withstands
CONS- : they take up space, overheat and perhaps "blind" the camera if they reflect on the window.
I think those are serious issues. Can they be solved you think ? Generally any suggestions from your experience ?
Thanks in advance
Dimitris
Thanks to your guys' valuable help, I am building an acrylic (plexiglass) ROV. Build thread soon.
I want the lights to operate at 200 meters depth, and illuminate 30-50 feet from the hull.
(acrylic does not last that deep, but I plan to later build the same ROV but with a steel hull)
The basic design question Im facing is where to place the lights. I prefer inside.
PROS + : cheap and reliable to any depth the hull withstands
CONS- : they take up space, overheat and perhaps "blind" the camera if they reflect on the window.
I think those are serious issues. Can they be solved you think ? Generally any suggestions from your experience ?
Thanks in advance
Dimitris