[TheForge] OT - Video Camera ?

[Jerry Smith]

There are digital cameras for $100 out there, but you
may want to check out the freecycle (recycling) BBS at
Groups.Yahoo.com for VHS or 8mm cam corders. 

I just bought a really nice sony unit with a lot of
bell sna whistles for $400, that is cheap compare to
what they used to cost 3 yars ago.

Jerry
--- Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net>
wrote:

> Hi Bruce;
> Closed loop of video tape till linkage fails and
> shuts it off?...pf
> 
> Bruce Freeman wrote:
> > I'm tapping this list for its diverse expertise.
> > 
> > I mean to set up a piece of motorized equipment,
> and
> > run it until a particular linkage fails.  I need a
> > record of when and how the linkage fails.  Problem
> is,
> > in one test the linkage broke within fifteen
> minutes,
> > and in the next test it was still going strong an
> hour
> > later.  I sure don't want to sit there and watch
> it!
> > 
> > I might be able to use a trick to signal me when
> it
> > fails (by breaking a microwire and throwing a
> switch)
> > but I'd rather record it on video.  
> > 
> > What I'm wondering is whether there's some cheaply
> > available videocamera.  B&W would do.  Need not be
> > high resolution.  Used equipment would be fine.  I
> > could possibly record on a VCR videocasette, using
> the
> > slow speed.  
> > 
> > Cheap is in order, but I do have some money to
> spend
> > on this.
> > 
> > Any ideas or suggestions?  
> > 
> > Bruce
> > NJ
> > 
> > 
> >      
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