Hi guys.

Just want to show you what i have done so far. This is my electronics layout. I still have to add another thermostat for my fans.

I have made a partition to seperate the electronics from the lamp. The fans are also mounted onto this partition.

This is the layout of the components installed so far.

These strips will hold the lcd, fresnels and the tempered glass. I was not pleased with my first design so i had to alter it.

I will use this adjustable plastic pipe for the focusing. The reflector was originally used for pouring soup.

The projector lid is split into two parts. One for the lamp side, and the other for the triplet side.

This is how it looks from the side.

what lcd are you going to use?

You might want to ask a mod to move this to the PLOG section. Unless it is done and you just don't have the time/bandwidth to post all of it now.
Looks good so far BTW.

Moved to PLOG section,as it is a PLOG.
No internal pics in the gallery please.
Ta,P
(Looks nice,very neat so far.)

I am using a 15 inch Acer AL1512m.

The fans are now inserted into the box, also i have added the thermostat for the fans.

A rear view of the projector with the lid on.

How i mounted my bulb base.

Reflector in place.

View of the bulb base out of the box.

I just powered on the projector for the first time but had a problem with the cap.
The light comes on but the cap started to melt and make a cracking sound.

Adjustable mount for the reflector.

View from the front.

Side view of triplet with zoom function.

Back of the triplet.

How the triplet moves forwards and backwards.

Original board base cut to a smaller size.

LCD electronics board.

LCD out of it's original housing.

The LCD will rest into this frame. As you can see it has cushioning for vibration protection.

Dilek,

Great pictures. It looks like your doing a nice detailed job.

If you find your fans are having a hard time pulling the air, and begin to whine because of such... then place a 1/2 inch (13 mm) radius around the hole opening (inside of the box side), to help the air flow better. Of course your box might flow just fine, but if it doesn't, then add a radius to each hole, it will boost the performance 10%.

Cheers!

Fulcrum

Dilek,

Which ballast and bulb combination did you decide to use?

Cheers!

Fulcrum

Hi mate.

The bulb is the same type that is sold at the Lumenlab store (400w). Not got much details on the ballast. Was given to me by a friend. Runs on 240v AC and it was made in germany. Let me know if you need any other details.

Cheers mate!

Hi

Looking like a quality build coming on strong.. well done

Now the flashing is in place for protection.

LCD adaptor placed into housing.

Flashing cut down to size and shape.

In one of my posts i mentioned that my capacitor had failed. I spoke to my electrician mate and he told me to take out the capacitor which i did. Now my bulb, ignitor and ballast works fine. He said that the capacitor just makes the bulb run smooth, not that important.

Ahhhh!

At last the lcd is placed into the frame. Out of danger.

Done some heat tests on the projector.



Log:

17c projector temp at start up.

24.2c at 40 minutes.

24.6c at 55 minutes.

25c at 60 minutes.

25.3c at 66 minutes.



Cool, everything looks ok so far.

Fans run after power off thanks to the thermostat.

Really nice build,dilek.
Although the caps are not a nececity,they do serve a purpose,I would find a replacement when you can.
Your construction looks really neat,congrats on the good work.
It may make your life easier if you paint the flashing parts black to stop spurious reflections around the box,it may cause complications when fine tuning.

Cheers P

Thank you for your comments Pun15her.

I think i will paint the flashing parts black because when i done some screen tests, there seemed to be like rainbow afects on the outer corners of the image. This may be because i used a piece of glass with text on it and i was projecting from 5 feet away.

I still have to buy a ffc for the lcd.


Cheers

Almost done now. Just waiting for my ffc.

A shot of the air intake.

I have painted the flashing black as pun15her adviced. This improved the projected image. Hear you can see the flashing painted black and the rear fresnel in place.

I had a problem with my fresnel. I got finger prints on it and then i had to clean it with warm soapy water.

Well it cleaned fine but when it dried out, water stains and shades were left on the fresnel. I was sorry i cleaned it. Later i had an idea to clean it without the hasle. I used the steam from boiling water then i used cotton wool and cleaned the grooves in a circular motion.

Now i have a crystal clean fresnel.

Good thinking. I'll remember that if/when (when) I smudge my lenses.

Finally got to do a screen shot with the lcd inside the projection box. Well i am happy that the lcd worked.
The projected image is on a blue sheet, so the quality is average but still good.

Well i am happy to say that i have finished now.

I have a few bits n bobs to work on. I need to mount the lcd control board to the side, but need a ffc extension. My black out cloth is being tailor made, and will be ready soon.

Good timing for me. Now i can have a relaxing holiday in cyprus.

I thank Lumenlab and all the guys who have helped me to build this projector.


Good luck to you guys.

looks like you got some light leakage around the lcd/sled by the looks of the holes along the top. I used metal foil tape and they went away.! very easy fix.

Hi mate.

Yep i noticed that and just sorted it out yesterday with a piece of wooden strip and heavy duty tape.


Thanks

What size is your projection??

Corner to corner is about 100 inches of projection.

Projected image on black out cloth.

Very nice... I imagine the usual "corners aren't as dark, colors are better in person" applies once again.

Did you have to do a lot of tweaking to get the image you wanted?