Homebuilt ROVs Forum

Thanks for the good info.. I'm curious, how did you fill your thrusters with oil, and what kind of oil did you use? How far down have you tested them?

I'm having a very difficult time finding answers to how to get a signal from the camera to a monitor. If anyone can answer my questions, please explain this to me! Basically, what I'm trying to do is use a composite video camera (pcb board cam)to help me navigate my rov. I'd like to send a video sig...

Thanks for the welcome. This is such a fun and educational project, so much to learn. For my first go at this, I plan to use a tether that supplies power from above, so I can see what that's like. However, in order to reduce the amount of wires going down to the rov, I'm wondering if I can just use ...

Thanks, Chuck, I'm leaning in that direction, too, at this point. It seems to add a fair amount of complexity to the design, however, and without some guidance from people who are familiar with transmitters, servos and such, I feel a bit intimidated. I can't afford to do a bunch of trial and error t...

I have never done anything like this before, so please be patient with my ignorance and questions that may seem very basic. I'm a bit confused about how to choose the most appropriate tether/power cord. My thrusters are 600 gph Seasense bilge pumps. It has been difficult for me to find specification...

I'm hopping on board for my first ROV project. Though I'm pretty familiar with carpentry, electronics is new to me, so I hope you can help out with some of my beginner-type questions. And I hope to offer some good advice of my own, once I get a little experience under my belt.

Happy holidays