Polar Scope Cam Mod
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Uploaded by astronomyshed on Feb 23, 2011
A modification using an SPC900NC webcam and a 99p plumbing part that allows live camera view through your polar scope. Saving no end of sore necks, bad knees and wet bottoms!
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Would this be sensitive enough for polar alignment in the Southern Hemisphere?
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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
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@nerdgeek22 New video uploaded with the mod working at night.
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Real world live test now done on this mod, see the link towards end of vid or check out the video response i posted.
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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
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
name of the webcam??
CityRecordsKC 11 months ago
@CityRecordsKC SPC900NC Or SPC880 both work fine.
astronomyshed 11 months ago