scb2000 revamp mod

[shirva]

Usual up here ..pouring down so to keep the sanity going to rehouse the scb2000..from current mod..that is....ir filter lens removed...top case 40mm fan mod sucking hot air out,,,40mm fan internally fitted behind ccd sensor ,,,and two 18mm fans fitted to side casing at front.

New mod

Salvaged box section light aluminium thats bigger than camera ,,,,,going to remove top and bottom casings and manufacture new casing ..being bigger hopefully heat will disperse quicker...have ordered a 70mm fan heat sink combo and will try and mount on underside of casing hopefully with a peltier,top casing will have largest fan casing can take...length will be increased hopefully to create a insulated partition between main board and sensor board...four smaller fans will be fitted along side casing front and rear..switching for peltier and cooling on case with led tell tales..with small temp sensor fitted to case with internal probe.,,,,davy

[Carl Reade]

Your going to town on this one Davy by the sound of things. Yes the weather here is bad for a while, may look at cam mods as well.

Carl

[Dragon Man]

Sounds good Davy.

Yes, the aluminium casing should help with cooling. That's why I did it to my Sammy 4000.

I made the new casing larger so heat could escape, and the new aluminium casing gets chilled by the peltier cooler.

I went to a shower screen manufacturer for some aluminium channel to make mine.

This first photo shows how the 4000 front and back panels stay connected when the original case is removed,

The second photo shows the channel I used, and it fitted to the camera as the new case.

[shirva]

Yeh ken aly channek i have looks wider,,giung to cool base under main board in my mod ...going to use pcb laquer to seal board from condensation..mod i have works fine just time to experiment...davy

[shirva]

Bit more space to play in on the baby samsung case than yours ken,,,heatsink n fan dispatched,,,,,thinking of holding off on az goto mount on back order from flo,,,cant use stuff i have,,,why bother getting more,,,hence mod lol,,,davy

[Dragon Man]

Davy, I hope you are taking photos as you go along so you can post a Mod tutorial.

I reckon you might get a few takers on trying the mod if it works well. 

[shirva]

Done a bit of a write up on initial cam mod ,,once u get heatsink and fan ile start write up..it will come thick n fast dont like hanging about ,,job n finish..davy

[Ant F]

wow finally found a post on the scb2000. i have one and i want to attach it to my telescope, my barlow x3 fits over the lens perfectly but because its been raining for past week and its windy i havent had a chance to test it out.  do you think it will work??  i used the camera before on a tripod stood in my window at night filming meteors and other stuff in the sky. 

i have removed the ir filter inside the camera and since i have done that its all black and white. any idea why i cant get colour on the camera anymore?

[johnno]

Hi Ant, have you tried setting the white balance manually and make sure its in colour mode

[Ant F]

yes it is all set up right. its just strange, i thought it was my lens.  maybe i should get another lens for it as at the min i have a 3.5-8mm lens

[Carl Reade]

Hi Ant, Its not a lens issue by the sound of it. I take it you adjusted the white balance with a lens on during day time after the filter was removed?

Carl

[Ant F]

im not sure tbh, but when i pull the video input out and put it back in i get red and blue colour show up then back to black and white

[Ant F]

i reset to factory settings but nothing

[Carl Reade]

I think you need to open a thread on this one and others will see it and jump in and hopefully get it sorted. I cant think of anything other than white balance.

Carl

[shirva]

Measured the ally channel its 90mm wide ..length to be determined yet ...rear end of camera will have 70 ohm coaxial cable and power supply fitted and sealed up and osd will be done by carls osd inline controller...davy

[shirva]

Update...fan for top casing ordered from ebay £1.80 free delivery from uk supplier....80mm fan,1600rpm,air flow 31.40 cfm,0.16 amps current draw...davy

[shirva]

Update...casing not alloy got a right check at it..galvanised tin, will work out better, easier to work on...end section cut..will cut second tomorrow. ..dimensions 90mm x 50mm of channel...Heatsink/fan combo arrived today ..

Cooler master ...part no ecc 00126 01....will try on casing tomorrow. ..photos of Heatsink/fan combination attache. ..davy

[shirva]

80 mm fan arrived today so thats top casing cooling sorted, self tapping screws ordered to hold case together .switches to order for controlling fan and peltier. .

[johnno]

Davy, how about this little baby for controlling the cooling and fans

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-12V-Temperature-Controller-of-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Peltier-/150756445583#ht_4965wt_904

[shirva]

Ive got a temp guage I was thinking of fitting cant remember the range. .ordered a couple of toggle switches last night.

[hoops86]

Sounds like its coming along nicely Davy. Looking forward to seeing the finished result! 'SCB On Roids'

Did you ever get that dvr sorted btw?

[shirva]

AaaaRGH DONT TALK ABOUT DVR....SOME WEE MANCUNIAN IS GOING TO BE WEARING A DVR HAT IF AINT SORTED OUT SOON......WOOOOSAN....woooooosan..ok im calm again...davy

[shirva]

Couple of bits im waiting on coming from the bay..should start it at weekend. .cut the new casing to approx size..need to hole drill front section to mount nosecone..fans are monsters ..high cfm ratings..40mm fans are pretty low cfm rated .thinking of just using two on sides at front and have them blowing ambient air in front section of casing and large top fan sucking it out..davy

[Dragon Man]

Davy, take two Aspirin, have a lay down and all will feel better tomorrow 

[shirva]

Update ..

Toggle switches have arrived ..will start the strip and build on sat..busy till then.

Davy