Hi Guys, Is there anyone out there who has detailled information as well as pictures on boom mounted cameras on HRD's ? A lot of talking goes around on that feature but when I ask the sales guys to assist and tell me more about camera systems mounted on the booms of HRD's then nobody can give me a reply or information , not to mention pictures. According to their talkings they all do know but when asking them something nobody knows ! Thanks in advance . Ordingen
I have no experience of them at all!! but i have heard that they get covered in dust very fast! have seen pictures of them will try to get some pictures of them for you!
Thanks a lot ! Looking forward to see the pictures ! Have a nice weekend !
The dust prob. can be solved in a couple ways. I think that construction of a camera on the boom is very do-able. muzy
Hi Muzy, Any suggestions how the dust problem can be solved ? Any suggestions of where exactly the camera should be positionned on the boom ? Thanks. Ordingen
I've seen a demolition machine that had a airnozzle hooked up aimed at the lens so the operator could blow the dust off when needed with the flick of a switch.
Hi Per, Thanks for the suggestion : any pictures available ?
Hi Per, Was that airnozzle system mounted on a High Reach Demolition ? If yes,at what distance ? total length of the air system ? How much Pressure ?
What I was thinking was, if the camera was mounted in a case of sorts with a fan behinde it. You could blow filtered air past the lens. It would also keep the whole camera clean. The camera would have to set back from the view hole in the case. So with filtered air continuously being blowen out. It all stays clear. Or use what the TV networks use on there helment cams. A plastic film on a roll with motor to advance to clear film. Saw that in motocross racing. muzy
Yes it was, a cat 345 high reach. It had a small airtank and electric 24v compressor in the compratment behind the cab, I think it was able to blow at the lens all the time or just when the operator pushed a button. The camera itself was enclosed in a case with a plexiglass window. I wonder how it works when it is wet? maybe that's what the continius blowing is for?
That sounds like the way to do it. Use a fan to blow air out the view hole of the camera box. Nothing could land on the lens against that air flow. It would probably even keep rain out. But you need a centrifugal fan so it can develop pressure that will move the air through those constrictions. The other idea of blowing air onto the lens to remove dust seems like it might abrade the glass after a while. And some of the dust might be damp or sticky enough that it cannot be blown off the lens. What exactly would be the purpose of a boom-mounted camera, and how much need would there be?