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Rotating monitor construction *Project finished*
DaOld Man:
Just a quick update to show that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, or thrown this project off the edge of the earth.
I dont think I will have enough room to put the 19" CRT monitor in Benny B's cabinet.
Also, I have found that when I place the motor I intend to use near the monitor, even near the back of it, where I plan on mounting it, the strong magnets of the motor skews the screen just a tiny bit.
Degaussing appears to fix it, but I dont know what the long term affects will be.
So today I placed an order for a 19" LCD TFT monitor. Its not new, but it is supposed to be good, we shall see.
I dont want people to think Im coping out, but I truly believe the LCD will be much easier to rotate than the CRT.
Anyway, heres the link to the LCD, if anyone is looking for one..
http://www.overstockdealz.com/products.asp?id=R19W12R
Dont know how long these will last..
csa3d:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on January 31, 2008, 05:51:10 pm ---I dont want people to think Im coping out, but I truly believe the LCD will be much easier to rotate than the CRT.
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Absolutely. Now comes the fun apart again, on figuring out how to spin it. I keep hoping for someone to create an easy, d.i.y. Vesa mount to bicycle chain sprocket setup spun using something on the cheap, like a small cordless screwdriver.. you know, parts that you can find w/o having to order from catalogs and never getting to hold in person, at the retail store. Chain and sproket, in my mind, would also allow you to keep the connecting parts minimal, and compressed enough to allow the setup to not extend very far about the back of the monitor, allowing for some pretty slim installs. :dizzy:
Do keep us posted! I'm currently planning to hand rotate mine until I see something that doesn't look like a science fair project.
-csa
weisshaupt:
--- Quote from: csa3d on January 31, 2008, 07:34:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on January 31, 2008, 05:51:10 pm ---I dont want people to think Im coping out, but I truly believe the LCD will be much easier to rotate than the CRT.
--- End quote ---
Absolutely. Now comes the fun apart again, on figuring out how to spin it. I keep hoping for someone to create an easy, d.i.y. Vesa mount to bicycle chain sprocket setup spun using something on the cheap, like a small cordless screwdriver.. you know, parts that you can find w/o having to order from catalogs and never getting to hold in person, at the retail store. Chain and sproket, in my mind, would also allow you to keep the connecting parts minimal, and compressed enough to allow the setup to not extend very far about the back of the monitor, allowing for some pretty slim installs. :dizzy:
Do keep us posted! I'm currently planning to hand rotate mine until I see something that doesn't look like a science fair project.
-csa
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I Actually just completed such a project. All easily sourceable parts, with a program that does the rotation automatically and at a setable speed .. With an LCD Momentum becomes a much bigger problem than with a CRT...
See http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75411.0
or the wiki:
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Weisshaupt%27s_LCD_Mechanism
Cornchip:
Great workmanship. I think you pretty much did everything in one project when you built it.
javeryh:
I was thinking of using a Lazy Susan.
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