@michaelgossage You can, if you want, open it up and kill the led, to be honest, I haven't on mine and it has no detrimental effect to performance, but the easy way would be to just put either a piece of tape over it or paint it with nail polish.
@Thouchins They wont be called a 99p anywhere, that's how much they cost in UK, they are a 99p part, p as in 'pence'. Much like in US saying it's a 90c part.
Great mod, will give this a try.. Would be nice to see it working at night and the inside of the polar scope lit up red when switched on. What software are you using on the laptop for viewing through the 900NC?
@nerdgeek22 Hi, yep, the weather has been crap in the UK for the last few months, as soon as it's suitable i'll add a pic or two or maybe a short length of video. Software used was sharpcap, probably the best webcam imaging software out there, at sharpcap dot co dot uk
Hi Dion, I've carried out this mod with a SPC900 but I seem to have a light on the front of the cam that won't turn off...any suggestions?
michaelgossage 3 months ago
@michaelgossage You can, if you want, open it up and kill the led, to be honest, I haven't on mine and it has no detrimental effect to performance, but the easy way would be to just put either a piece of tape over it or paint it with nail polish.
astronomyshed 3 months ago
Would this be sensitive enough for polar alignment in the Southern Hemisphere?
originaltrilogy1 4 months ago
I just got my SPC880 in from the UK. I haven't been able to locate a end cap like yours yet. They are not called 99P in the States.
Terry
Thouchins 5 months ago
@Thouchins They wont be called a 99p anywhere, that's how much they cost in UK, they are a 99p part, p as in 'pence'. Much like in US saying it's a 90c part.
astronomyshed 5 months ago
I'm really looking forward to making one of these. I'm disabled and this would be a great help.
I'm located in the U.S. so I'm not sure what a 99p plumbing part is and the closest we can come to 32mm is a 1.25" inch pvc.
But I think I can get it all to work.
My webcam I'll be trying is a Philips SPC890NC.
Thanks for all the tips.
Terry
Thouchins 6 months ago
name of the webcam??
CityRecordsKC 11 months ago
@CityRecordsKC SPC900NC Or SPC880 both work fine.
astronomyshed 11 months ago
Real world live test now done on this mod, see the link towards end of vid or check out the video response i posted.
astronomyshed 1 year ago
Lister? smeggin hell!
katarn321 1 year ago
Like your voice, sounds like Lister from the Red Dwarf TV-series.
jahetzler 1 year ago
@jahetzler Don't know if that's a compliment or not lol
astronomyshed 1 year ago
Great mod, will give this a try.. Would be nice to see it working at night and the inside of the polar scope lit up red when switched on. What software are you using on the laptop for viewing through the 900NC?
nerdgeek22 1 year ago
@nerdgeek22 Hi, yep, the weather has been crap in the UK for the last few months, as soon as it's suitable i'll add a pic or two or maybe a short length of video. Software used was sharpcap, probably the best webcam imaging software out there, at sharpcap dot co dot uk
astronomyshed 1 year ago
@astronomyshed Nice one, I think this is a great idea.
nerdgeek22 1 year ago
@nerdgeek22 New video uploaded with the mod working at night.
astronomyshed 11 months ago