Hello..
So many awesome rotating monitor projects going on at the moment. Great software controlled stuff, etc. U guys rule!
So, I just had to try and build one for myself too
![Wink ;)](http://newforum.arcadecontrols.com/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
It's just that I can't code worth **** (PHP/MySQL/JavaScript/etc. won't help me here..). So, gimme a semiautomatic and away I blow!
One thing though - might be I've missed too many threads - is that quite a few of those older great implementations haven't been too closely documented? Yes, I know, this is not that good a document either but if anyones interested, just ask for more info and I'll add the info to this thread.
(Semiautomatic? With a simple ON-ON switch you make the screen either horizontal or vertical. Simple logic. Even I can do this..)
So..
Here's my take at a (semiautomatic) rotating monitor.
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Thanks to
weisshaupt &
Cornchip for documenting their builds ..Awesome ideas & great sources of inspiration !
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Alright, it's some kind of a hybrid: semiautomatic LCD rotation with friction drive. (Still waiting for a suitable bicycle chain/wheel combination to come my way:) )
Some leftover MDF, wire and 2 microswitches and it's almost done? Add a DPDT switch (ON-ON) and it is.
! The bearing for this version is taken from a 165mm diameter wheel (2.95 €), 46mm deep, and is inserted/mounted in a hole drilled through three layers of 16mm MDF !
(Almost) everything in these pictures is actually upside down.. Keep that in mind
![Wink ;)](http://newforum.arcadecontrols.com/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
12 pictures, you decide..
And it goes like this:
01. 19" HP LCD facing down with a 16mm MDF plate on top.. Four wheels to add some friction and small "L"-brackets to trigger the microswitches..
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/001.jpg)
02. Closer.. Zebra wheels to help me ascertain theres absolutely no give/play in the bearing/mounting .. The actual mounting plate goes between the two spacers...
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/002.jpg)
03. Another picture of the same stuff. And yes, it would work even without the wheels. There's no "play".. It's just that LCD's don't weight enough..
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/003.jpg)
04. The LCD plate's axle goes here. So, it's the bearing with the microswitches in place and all wired for action. (Hey, this picture is from up ..so, actually just right......)
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/004.jpg)
05. The wires from the switches seen in the above picture go to a "terminal strip" (whatever, it's a "sokeripalaliitin") .
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/005.jpg)
06. The main mount seen from below. Motor up. Metal reinforced bearings center...
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/006.jpg)
07. A closeup of the motor sandwiched between two pieces of 18mm pine (the motor is just about 18mms.. useable info..). The almost intact L-bracket secures the motor in place..
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/007.jpg)
08. Well, it is upside down in the picture. And the "motorized" side stays in place.
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/008.jpg)
09. Another angle of the same solution. And working like a charm.
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/009.jpg)
10. Well, tried to take a picture of the solution. Hope it at least gives you ideas
![Smiley :)](http://newforum.arcadecontrols.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/010.jpg)
11. Overall.. With the main Vertical/Horizontal switch in the picture.
![](http://www.telemail.fi/psychotech/Project_2008_01/011.jpg)
12. Not "too much" slack in this implementation...
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Yeah, I know, now I only need a cab to use this in...
..............?
Questions, ideas, etc. ?