Hello, I am a 15 year old, and about a month ago I came across the topic of diy lcd projectors on the internet. Optics have always fascinated me, so I gave it a try

Items:
gateway fpd1530 lcd- free
garden variety 400 MH ballast from htgsupply.com-$50 shipped
standard s15 lense kit from ll-$65
120mm ll fan-$8
bt28 4200k 400 watt MH bulb from 1000bulbs.com-$28
16 pin ffc extension-$12
wood from lowes and Home Depot-$20
miscellaneous materials-$15
variable voltage 300ma dc power adapter for fan-$8
total: $206

Excellent!
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SamuraiJack

you'll put the other kids to shame when u bring this to the show off at school

nothing like lugging a 35 inch, 50lb wooden box on a bus

Haha, have you seen some of those instruments kids are running around with nowadays. At least jd0991's 35 inch 50 lb box has some use.

Hey good luck I'm just starting a standard build myself
Erock

When I was 15 I was building rockets and mini bikes, you are going to enjoy this and be the envy of every kid on the block. (and probably most of their parents)!

good luck!

do you have a plan yet?

awesome, another 15 year old builder!

enjoy man, one of the best things ive ever decided/tried to build - its almost done

Ahh kids these days.. oh wait, I'm only 4 years older.

Well, anyhoo, good luck man! I always wanted to be that smart kid when I was younger, but I think I was pretty dumb until 16 or so.

Hi, i was looking for a 400 watt ballast from the place you described but i cannot find it anywhere on that site. can you direct me to the webpage that you found it at. 50 shipped is a great deal!

EDIT: nvm im dumb. i found it! thank you!

JD0991,

Do you have any updates?

If your High School has a science fair coming up, you could submit your pj. Hmmm getting extra credit for making something that takes you away from your school studies. I think that is a worthy cause, and would be a first for a LL member.

Cheers!

Fulcrum

Cool, good luck on your pj, looking forward to your results.

Awesome! I'm 15 too. The only problem is that I don't have a job, so my projector has to be fairly inexpensive. I'm using a 5" lcd from a psone screen and my total price is around $130 or so.
my projector:
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