alright i ordered a haas style box for a 15 inch lcd....it just came in today and it came with the mogul, light, reflector, and stand...so now all im waiting for really is the ballast, freshnals and lcd....ive been looking around but cant find one in the price range i would like....still trying to get at least 720 out of my projector....im going to take pictures of everything because i sit on LL all day and look at other peoples and my gf hates this site now but oh well she'll love it after the projector is up and running i really cant wait....

by the way i know i need other stuff so if anyone can make suggestions let me know..... if this helps there is a home depot where i live which i am in luck cause my tiny town where i go to college barely has anything so yeah would love any help and suggestions

oh one more thing still looking for an lcd monitor i prefer a 15 inch wxga (720) something around $150...just point me in the right direction thanks

lol, ur going to have to pick man: GF or High-Def projector.
haha just kidding, there is plenty of info out there, if you want to be "pointed in the right direction" you are already here man, at LL.

What i would personally do to make ur life easier, is find a PLOG that has been sucessful and then just copy exactly what they did lol... unless you really want to try something new. There is a huge database of compatible LCD"s and 150$ price range is average, but could get away with "broken backlight" lcd on ebay for cheap. Even here at trading post some go for like 30$ ... check trading post OFTEN for awsome deals or post if you are unsure if the monitor has FCC issues.

Home depot is a good source for Lexan XL10 (same as tempered glass) and pretty much any tools and supplies you are going to need. Besides the Triplet Lens and Fresnels you should not have a problem finding supplies.

Good luck. Hope I gave some info that helped =)

thanks any help is better than no help but i have been looking around on LL trading posts but unfortunately havent found anything....but yeah so far everything looks good im trying to complete a deal for some of the rest of the stuff i need.... ballast and freshnals...i believe i have a lexan glass or whatever it is called....

ok how is this monitor i think it is still capable of 720
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-UltraSharp-1505FP...1QQcmdZViewItem
how does it look???

ok i just bought an Eizo 15in monitor with 1024x768 450:1 contrast ratio and 6ms response time... im really excited about it i got it for $105.... and it comes with 3ft of dvi cable....so far ive spent:

Haas style box
400w light
reflector
fan
lexan
triplet .....= 290
15in lcd = 106
$396

Hmm.. that monitor won't do 720p... The resolution required is 1280 x 720 for full 720p, so 1024x768 is a bit narrow. This is the reason most people built with a 17in display with PRO lenses before the 10.6" panels arrived.

It wouldn't happen to be a flexscan L365 would it ? I used one of these in a previous build, the clarity & colours amazed me on the projection and the antiglare came straight off with a 4 hour tapwater soak, but it did have FFC issues, I sorted that with a 16pin 0.5mm pitch FFC extension from the lumenlab store.

good luck !

actually it is a flexscan l365...so it is a good lcd??? oh ok so it isnt capable of 720 but i guess oh well.... i had to go with a regular 15 inch so it would fit in my box...but oh well i guess i can always upgrade later... thanks for the fcc extension notification i got to get one of those...is it the same as yours??? so i can get the same extension

It was great for me... I abandoned my 1st plog though in a rush to complete the PJ. There was another member weldonjb who posted results pics with a flexscan L365:

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14175

Worth a read through.

It was easy to tear down... apart from two philips size #000 screws that I had to buy a new screwdriver to get out. The antiglare literally fell off after a 4 hour soak:

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?s...st&p=161366

The projected colours were fantastic. The only downside of this panel was the FFC extension. A 16pin 0.5mm extension will work fine for you.

oh really good then ill start planning it how to take it off... im gonna start trying to put pictures up tonight if my gf starts letting get on here and put them on

For future ref hre's a chart showing all the different video resolutions:



It's quite handy to refer to when buying screens !

thanks that looks good well its a good start i dont want to mess up a perfectly good lcd my first time around...so i think this was a good investment...anyways how do i put pictures on here i have them but dont know how to put them on

I use www.photobucket.com

A free account to store online photos, you can then insert them to the plog using:



obviously substituting the link to your pic, photobucket will generate this for you beneath each picture.

oh ok my gf has photobucket ill use hers to put some up just of what i got so far but i will be out of town for a week (SPRING BREAK!!!! NO SCHOOL FOR A WEEK!!!) but when i get back i will have everything and be able to finish it....thanks conker

alright i just got in everything else that i needed ive have been gone on spring break so i havent really been looking around and reading up that much but i am having trouble wiring everything i dont have the typical ballast...i have one of those old looking ones like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/400-watt-HPS-Grow-Ligh...1QQcmdZViewItem

but i dont have the capacitor i have the ignitor i believe it says its a internal resistor so i just want to start getting everything wired up there are alot of white wires with
2 com wire
480v wire
208 wire
277v wire
240v wire
120v wire
cap wire

heres my ballast and capacitor that i dont know how to wire

My work place...lol....aka my room

You have all the parts to your ballast it is a M59 and only has a cap.

There is two wires on the ballast to feed the lamp one says CAP and one will say COM ( you will have two COM wires)
The one that says CAP conect to either wire on the cap( there is no backwards). Then the other wire from the cap goes to the lamp and one of the COM wires.

This will leave you 1 COM wire and the taps for 110v and all the rest. Tape off the 440v 277 240 and 208 leads. The only two wires left should be the 110v and the COM. Conect the power coard to the two wires. The black wire on the power coard should be ground or COM.

ok i think i have another problem i connected everything while it was stripped but i tried connecting the fcc with tape to see if i can get it working and it turned on but now it doesnt turn on at all did i mess up a ribbon? i hope i didnt or is there another reason??

What do you mean, you tried connecting the FFC with tape? Could you take a picture?

Tgreenwood

can i even connect it with tape???
or was that just a really bad idea???

That is just a bad idea. The tape can't provide enough force downward to make the FFC contact sufficiently to one another. Sometimes the the end of the FFC could be slightly bent (mine was) and you will need to have another means to force the contact surfaces together. A ZIF socket will do the trick or perhaps a dual jumper.

There are 3 ways I've seen it done:

Press Fit:
Align the FFC ends and then secure them in place with plastic, screws, and hot glue. Very Difficult!
Click to view attachment

Single ZIF:
This is the recommended way by LL. It is easier to align the ends with a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force; aka Lower Insertion Force) Socket. Hot glue is usually added afterwards to secure in place. This not as difficult, but it is hard to push both ends into the FFCs into one ZIF socket.
Click to view attachment

Dual ZIF Jumper:
Easiest To Do. This is a relatively new item. I used it, and it took me 10 seconds to make a good connection. They are currenly only available at DIY-Bemeamer.com

Click to view attachment

Hope this helps...

Cheers!

Fulcrum

P.S. What is the size of your FFC? How many lines, how wide in mm, and what is the thinkness?

ok i got picture!!! wow this is such a relief after messing up one lcd....anyways i have been trying to get my lcd eizo to project my playstation 3...im trying to use the dvi outlet from the lcd panel...i have the cord (dvi to hdmi) i plug the hdmi into playstation 3 and try to get the lcd to play it but it wont i tried pushing souce and other ways but i dont know i have it my house and im always at my girlfriends cause she has internet and i have alot of school work to catch up with so if anyone can help out let me know thanks

hey everyone i was wondering if i can use this :
http://cgi.ebay.com/VGA-SVGA-to-TV-S-Video...1QQcmdZViewItem

i wanted to use this instead of buying a box....does anyone know if this would work

I guess it would, if you have an compatible video card.

This is for output from a PC with the proper video card.

" Note:




**This adapter will ONLY work with VGA display cards that has TV-Out function capability.

**This cable needs special necessary display card (For example: G400, the NV6 series by superior, etc) supports the VGA signal, transforms the S signal or the AV signal, without this function this cable can not be able to use

so i wouldnt be able to connect it to my lcd inside my haas box and cant use those connections? so i would have to buy something like the neoya?

I think I'd go with the KWorld TV1680R VGA Interface Video Device for $84.

Cheers!

Fulcrum

ok another question i have is that i heard that depending on the input to the lcd on the projector you will get brighter picture....ok for instance i plug in my laptop and dont get that bright a picture so i was wondering maybe if i get like a dvd player and plug that in i will get better and brighter picture

I would not say that that is altogether true. A dvd player will in most cases will not have controls for brightness,contrast ect. Your computer however does(in most cases) have the ability to control brightness,contrast,hue,saturation and gamma(not all). All of these can have a drastic effect on your projection.Look on the control panel of your video to see what you can adjust. Most video software can give you that control also.
What kind of laptop do you have and what kind of graphics?

I have the Dell Xps M140 it was a special because i know now all xps's are the really expensive ones with top of the line stuff mine is like a mix betweeen the inspiron and xps so yeah....is there anything i can change to make it brighter????

Does anyone know how to adjust them????

also how to get the dvi working so i can play my playstation 3 on there also

Ok its been a long time since ive got to work on my pj and posted on here. So since i got picture i was satisfied for a while and just watched movies but it was really dark so im looking for a better lamp i have a ballast that needs a M59 or h33 lamp. or if you look on my first page that type of lamp. if anyone has a spare one let me know your price. also i dont know what its really called if someone can tell me also what kind it is so i can ask on the trading post for one to see if i can get one there.

Also i have started a coffee table design i got a free coffee table (a little beat) but still sturdy and decent looking i will take pictures once i get a camera and restart my Plog. I figured since this projector is gonna be at my GF's house i need a decent looking coffee table so i got this one hoping i wont have to do much cutting and adjusting since i dont have many tools where i live during school.

Ok i found this on ebay can someone tell me if this is a good bulb? it looks almost exactly like the one i had in an earlier post with the picture of it. If anyone can tell me right away because this auction is ending and only has one more day. will this be bright enough to watch even with a few lights on?
http://cgi.ebay.com/400-Watt-6500-kelvin-M...tem330159582767

Odonez11,

You should send a PM to ArizonaVideo and ask him. He is the light expert. Make sure you tell him what type of ballast you have.

But even if the auction ends before you know if you want to buy it, you should contact the buyer and ask if he will sell you one a week late or so. Since he has 7 available, he will probably willing to do so.

Cheers!

Fulcrum

thanks fulcrum i am a big fan of your work!
i did read up on it a little bit more and found its exactly like the bulb i first had.(the one pictured in early posts) I did get it as i was debating on getting a 10,000 kelvins bulb but found out that it would look bluish and would wash out the colors. So i stuck with 6500k and it should be plenty bright as i do also plan to make adjustments to the inside of my pj because i just kinda threw it together because i wanted to use it so bad lol.
The bulb i had purchased off ebay was a 4000k or so. So brightness was a big issue. also the bulb was a different kind so it didnt fit well.
I am planning on adjusting a better light path to make sure i am getting plenty of brightness from corner to corner. Someone(found out it was kdvail) on here made a really interesting way to get the most light possible. I forgot who to give him credit but i will in about 3 weeks start posting pics again because right now i cant even work on my pj cause its at my house where i go to college. so right now just got the bulb of coarse but well on my way to making my pj complete. I will definately make sure i take before and after pics so everyone can see the difference between light bulbs and exactly what i was having to deal with!

Ok im back!
alright so sorry i havent taken some screenies but it looks awesome! I am kinda concerned with heat i have 2 fans working at full blast a little noisy but dont really care. I was just wondering would that be enough? i know i need to get pictures up but i have been packing cause i am moving. I dont have a 12volt adapter for the fan so that what i mean by full blast so i was wondering if that enough i just dont want anything to burn down!