Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:01 PM
OK first of all Thank you LL for this info

.Just gonna post a few pics of my PJ.
Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:03 PM
wireing
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Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:04 PM
top view. I used the housing that the BenQ monitor came with I just took Dremel and cut bottom off so the cables would go under front fresnel. It works pretty good
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Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:06 PM
Again with top view
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Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:07 PM
Dont ya just love those carpentry skillz i have
Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:08 PM
I played with the reflector until I got what i think is the best brightness and glued it down
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Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:13 PM
I took this idea from a post on here somewhere but i cant remember which one it was. This is a 3 1/2" EMT Lock nut with a PVC connector. The PVC had a female end that you glued pipe in and then had these threads on other side. I took the old trusty Dremel and cut the backside off and just left the threads.Now to mount the lens inside I just took duct tape (which now makes it 1002 different uses) and wrapped it around the base of lens until i got a tight fit. It works for now but ima have to find some other way to mount it.
Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:13 PM
Ok heres a few pics of the results. I'm so Ronery so very Ronery
Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:15 PM
one mre for now
Lord~Xar
Oct 10 2005, 11:19 PM
The best advice I found when I was putting this together and once again i read it on here but couldnt tell you where. I was stressing really bad over lens placement and bulb centering when I read where someone said "They just put them where they thought it should be and had great results". Well im a believer now. The only problem i have is that it is a little brighter on the bottom of screen. I was thinking of moving the bulb up or down to see it maby that helps. Oh yea does anyone know of any way to shield the ballast to cut down on EMI's?
Mikau
Oct 10 2005, 11:59 PM
QUOTE (Lord~Xar @ Oct 10 2005, 11:19 PM)
The best advice I found when I was putting this together and once again i read it on here but couldnt tell you where. I was stressing really bad over lens placement and bulb centering when I read where someone said "They just put them where they thought it should be and had great results". Well im a believer now. The only problem i have is that it is a little brighter on the bottom of screen. I was thinking of moving the bulb up or down to see it maby that helps. Oh yea does anyone know of any way to shield the ballast to cut down on EMI's?
A lot of us have our ballasts on the outside of our projectors so we don't have to shield them.
Lord~Xar
Oct 11 2005, 01:32 AM
If i put the ballast on the putside will it stop the interference witjh the TV's in my house.It seems like it would make it worse
IronGecko
Oct 11 2005, 02:41 AM
QUOTE (Lord~Xar @ Oct 10 2005, 07:32 PM)
If i put the ballast on the putside will it stop the interference witjh the TV's in my house.It seems like it would make it worse
Putting your ballast inside or outside your enclosure probably won't make any difference. Interference from your ballast can be transmitted through the air or (less likely) through the power wiring. Airborne interference is easy to deal with: simply put your ballast inside a grounded metal box / mesh / foil / container. If your ballast is already in a metal enclosure, adding a ground to the case may solve your problem.
Interference transmitted by your house wiring is a little more difficult to deal with; An isolation transformer is most often used for this type of application.
(EDIT)
SupraGuy's suggestion (in your other thread) for using a capacitor across the input voltage is an excellent idea.
Lord~Xar
Oct 11 2005, 02:47 AM
ok thanks
Lord~Xar
Oct 13 2005, 07:43 PM
Heres some new pics with the Avermedia tv9box hooked up
Lord~Xar
Oct 17 2005, 01:43 AM
more pics
M374llic4
Oct 17 2005, 02:01 AM
Looks pretty nice : D Though, wouldent it perform a tab better with a bigger reflector?
Lord~Xar
Oct 17 2005, 09:16 PM
not sure M3. I just got my LOGITECH THX Z-2300 3PC SPEAKER system today and hooked it up. These speakers really impress the crap outa me. I wish they were in surround sound but hey I cant complain for what i got them for. Ya gotta love newegg.com for stuff like that. The sound quality from the 2 speakers is awesome and the bass is crystal clear. This was a easy and pretty cheap way (100.00$) to hook great sound to my tv9box
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