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RE: rotation



Ah, I see now :)

Are you going to put some kind of 'skirt' between the plasma and back of
th=
e fake wood doors to hide the gubbins when it's rotating?

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 19:15
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] rotation

Longest day of the year !=20

It would be wow if I can get it working.  I can't really use normal doors
because I've got a very low curved ceiling ( project vault )

See http://www.perfectmotion.co.uk/PICT1307.JPG

The newspaper is the approx size of the 42 inch plasma.  The walls have
com=
e
in even further after plasterboarding and If we consider a 110mm wide
speaker on each side you've got about 1.2 m of screen+speaker width. 
Norma=
l
doors would open and hit the ceiling.  Can't have a cover that drops down
because we've got storage being built below the screen.  I was considering
some sort of garage door style up-and-over but that would not fit.  The
onl=
y
spare space I've got is behind the screen as the cupboard is being built
into the room.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 19:01
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] rotation


OK, Its been a long day and I'm probably missing the point. If the plasma
i=
s
going to be behind doors why do you need to rotate it? Or is it just for
th=
e
wow factor? (Which BTW is reason enough in my mind :-))

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 18:52
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] rotation

When I say flush it's really the 'fake' cupboard doors side that need to
fi=
t
well.  I will make these look like a pair of shaker style doors complete
with knobs with a 2/3 mm gap round the edge.  They will probably be made of
9mm MDF.=20=20

Checkout this diagram http://www.perfectmotion.co.uk/rotate_idea.gif

I need to make sure that the screen will not foul on the opening as it
rotates round.  I think that if the doors are wider that the screen I
shoul=
d
be ok

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 18:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] rotation


Interesting - how are you going to get the plasma flush with the wall and
allow it to rotate without fouling the rest of the wall?

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 18:29
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] rotation

That would certainly do it. I'm assuming you need to hold down the button
until it reaches it's final position which I can certainly live with for
=A314.00.  In an ideal world you would also have 2 presets ie zero and 180
degrees and you would move between them with one press ( and release ) of a
button.  Remote/pc control would also be a bonus.

I'm ordering one anyway !

jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: John Andrews [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 21 June 2004 18:15
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] rotation


Jeff

An aerial rotation kit:

http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=3Dcpc+catalogue&c=
ate
gory%5Fname=3D&product%5Fid=3D253564

Enjoy!
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Young, Jeff" <Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] rotation


> I've got an idea which involves mounting a screen on a vertical
metal=20
> tube which allows it to be rotated through 180 degrees.  Only thing
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> I want
to
> motorise so I can hit a button and move it from zero to 180
degrees.=20
> Ideally some sort of nice neat motor+gear box+control circuit is
out=20
> there waiting for me.  Anyone got any suggestions ?
>
> Jeff
>


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