![bescor mp-101 tilt wedge bescor mp-101 tilt wedge](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bMtjixX-reI/maxresdefault.jpg)
These screws are long enough to hold the new printed part and existing bottom plate in place. The base still has enough flex to account for any misalignment's with the gears. Now I heat up the PLA holder and busted up potentiometer threads and tap. Not having that tap, completely destroyed one potentiometer trying to force it into the PLA holder. The potentiometer uses a M8-0.75 thread. Once I thickened up the 10-Turn potentiometer base, had issues with screwing it into the base. The existing plate is held in place with four screws.
![bescor mp-101 tilt wedge bescor mp-101 tilt wedge](http://protechy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bescor-MP-101-and-Arduino-e1334770257291.jpg)
A wider camera would likely need a bit of a redesign with the top tilt bracket, add a spacer between to raise up the cam and change out the mounting screw or another option would be to print a drop-in replacement for the top plate.
![bescor mp-101 tilt wedge bescor mp-101 tilt wedge](https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/A4P0_1_20151228595835967.jpg)
Needed to add a cutout for the power feed into the camera. Fixed: length and bendiest of tilt arms added guide for alignment of top and bottom tilt bracket. Advantage of using the holder with the flipped potentiometer is that the gears are closer to the unit (keeping the gears aligned) and helps keep all the mess centered. If the glue doesn't hold - I've included holes to screw the holder directly into the arm. The potentiometer holder still gets directly glued to head unit arm. This one turned into a 5,000 Ω.Ĭontrol Center - found these cute joysticks for control - nice wiring. Tried a second time using tape to cover the small hole - it's still a fail!Īlso See the not so nice tilt on the gear - these small pot's are easily damaged. Potentiometer + hot glue = wheel doesn't turn Hot melt glue got inside the wheel while gluing on the gear - there's a small hole in the wheel and hot glue flows nicely into it as you press the gear on.
#Bescor mp 101 tilt wedge full#
Seeing full range of analog values with this 1:10 setup - but this small 10,000 Ω B103 is a fail! Inside gear and smaller B103 wheel potentiometer The top bracket ended up being too flexible and the gears don't stay connected - fail! I tried to work out how much gear was needed. Lets try to get more range out of our analog potentiometer This 1:10 ratio is going to work great for pan control! Love first print designs that are 95% working! I did a few quick test prints to workout the smallest gear teeth that would printout correctly. On to Pan Control - what kind of analog potentiometers have multiple rotations - I want to stick with analog as I don't want to count pulses or worry about location on startup - hey these cheap 10-turn rotating ones might do it! Hope the gear size for 1:10 can be worked out. Hot glued the potentiometer directly to the head If you have 2 cameras, you will need 2 PCs to control them. So this first test works! Get a range of about 100 analog readings for the 30 degrees of tilt. The main drawbacks for me with this setup compared to a regular PTZ camera are the (much) slower speed of the motor, and the lack of preset positions.