speed camera

harro

does anyone know where i can get a relatively cheap speed camera?

i've googled and got awesome looking machines but they're all $200 plus and i cant justify any more than $100 for the amount of times i will use it.

the best option i have found so far is to buy from america but the moment i ask mum she will say no. she doesnt like buying from OS for some reason...something about warranties and postage:rolleyes:

matchbox or hot wheels or something like that have a cheap one. has any one got one???? how do they go ( i'm about to go look for reviews ) this seems like any economical option right now.

other than that, i cant think of anything else so any ideas?

cheers

http://dstore.com.au/toys/Hot-Wheels...un/818864.html

$45.00 including delivery (Or try your local toy shop)

Cheers,

P
:D

Stiro you going to check out how fast your lathes running are you:p
Fastest turner in Australia record holder

He's doing a school project to graph "Amount of Pain" vs "Speed of Wood Prior To Impacting Head"

I read a couple of reviews of the Hot Wheels gun and they were very impressed with the accuracy of such a cheap item.

I'm sure one did a comparison with a police radar gun, and wondered why our tax money was being wasted:rolleyes:

Cheers,
Andrew

This will do the job in that case

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Originally Posted by Big Shed

This will do the job in that case

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It only goes up to 99,999rpm :rolleyes:

(nice find btw :2tsup: )

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Originally Posted by Groggy

It only goes up to 99,999rpm :rolleyes:

(nice find btw :2tsup: )

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Not suitable for my MC900 then:oo:

the hot wheels one was reviewed by some to be awesome.

but others that used it for sports like baseball and hockey etc said it wazs useless.

i found a $99 kit on the Jaycar site. that looks all right.

thanx for your help fellas:cool:

http://dstore.com.au/lifestyle/Radar...2/1066497.html

linky to jaycar one.

i'm not into electronics but i think i would be able to build it or if i pay my brother he would do it. ( the cheapskate wont do it for free)

Stirlo, are you going to keep us in suspense or are you going to tell us what you need a speed camera for?:rolleyes:

:duh: i thought i did.

umm...measuring how fast i can drag flick and hit the ball in hockey. how fast i can pitch a softball and baseball. how fast i can throw and bowl.

thats about it.

oh and dads speedo is out and i will be able to prove it :D

this is the "cheap" one i want. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BUSHNELL-SPEE...QQcmdZViewItem.

the one i really want costs +$7000

Dont forget to tell us what road to avoid :q

Stirlo,

Ive been looking for a cheap one for quite a while, everyone I come across costs $180 and a couple of points....

Stirlo, if you get the Jaycar one i can help you build it.
I have cert IV or cert III or something in electronics (I have no idea what the eqivalent is nowdays) and i have all the gear you will need.
Let me know if you want some help. :robot:

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Originally Posted by NCArcher

Stirlo, if you get the Jaycar one i can help you build it.
I have cert IV or cert III or something in electronics (I have no idea what the eqivalent is nowdays) and i have all the gear you will need.
Let me know if you want some help. :robot:

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thanx for the offer mate.:cool:

my brother came first in his electronics classes at skool and is studying mechotronic ( sp? )engineering at uni. but if he cant ( or wont ) i'll give ya a yell:2tsup:

A real speed camera is way out of any sane person's budget - a few years ago the camera with lense cost the NSW Govt $30,000 EACH, that is just the bit that takes the picture.

The speed detector is relatively cheap, which is why they still employ cops to sit there and write tickets. The Hot Wheels device is good enough for (real) cars, but I don't think the beam has the resolution for ball speeds.

There are heaps of speed cameras sitting around on the side of the roads. All you need is a hack saw. :;

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Originally Posted by DavidG

There are heaps of speed cameras sitting around on the side of the roads. All you need is a hack saw. :;

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sweet. you go get me one and i'll buy you a new blade for your saw:2tsup::p

http://www.opticsplanet.net/busspeedrads.html
i ended up getting that one.

135 AUD including postage...not bad say i considering that same one is $300 here in australia ( $250 if ya lucky off ebay ).

now to put it thru its paces...in hopefully less than a week.
anyone know how good priority mail is? my package from CSUSA got here in 10 days but i dont know how it was sent.

cheers

cool. When you're done, hop on a plane and you can come test how fast my 1/8 Nitro buggy goes!:D

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6.../bazooka20.jpg

dude, thats seriously cool:2tsup:.

does it run off petrol or battery ( it is a RC right )

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Originally Posted by ss_11000

dude, thats seriously cool:2tsup:.

does it run off petrol or battery ( it is a RC right )

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Yep, nitro RC. Its runs on a blend of Nitromethane and methanol. Battery's to drive the steering and throttle servos.

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Originally Posted by arose62

He's doing a school project to graph "Amount of Pain" vs "Speed of Wood Prior To Impacting Head"

I read a couple of reviews of the Hot Wheels gun and they were very impressed with the accuracy of such a cheap item.

I'm sure one did a comparison with a police radar gun, and wondered why our tax money was being wasted:rolleyes:

Cheers,
Andrew

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HEY again.. well this isnt very nice :B
( sorry stirling)
but i would like this to be the case if stirling was tyin to hit himself in the head with the wood and see how much damage it could do.. lol.. sorry again dude.
nah enough of the joke..ive used the hotwheels one and wasnt very impressed or i was juust very accurate with my movement speed :q

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Originally Posted by meansy_wood

..ive used the hotwheels one and wasnt very impressed or i was juust very accurate with my movement speed :q

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if you were measuring how fast you can throw, it wouldnt work.

you have to throw over 10km/h and you've got a custard arm:D:p

btw...what were you measuring.

anyway. the radar gun works well. got it the other day and tried it out during indoor hockey training. it picked up the ball if it was coming directly towards me or at a slight angle.. but i couldnt focuss it if the ball was travelling away from me. i guess i just have to practise.

So what sort of speeds were you getting Stirlo?

i actually didnt get 'clocked'...because it was NSW traing ( the day before nationals ) i only got a short chance to try it while we were mucking around before training started, and i wanted to make sure it worked and how often it picks up the ball and all that sort of stuff. before i knew it, training had started and yeah.

GPS ( navman ) displays your speed in your car. so what i was doing on the way to wollongong was pointing the camera at signs on the roads and i got the exact same speed as navman 99% of the time so i know its pretty accurate.

the next chance i think i will get to play with my new toy will be the start of next month.

but going off my friends speeds i think i will be able to drag flick a ball in indoor hockey approximately 90 - 100km/h...i am going to try to get to hockey or even just out to a park somewhere and see how fast i can throw, i'm predicting a 120km/h+ in that category with a baseball.

so basically, you will know how fast the puck was going before it hit you then:2tsup::2tsup:

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Originally Posted by Gra

so basically, you will know how fast the puck was going before it hit you, then:2tsup::2tsup:

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only if the netting of the goals break:wink::cool:

Stirlo, you could also come for a trip to Canberra and check out Questacon. Its a hands on science gallery and one of their exhibits is throwing a ball speed. You only get to throw a tennis ball but I got that baby to clock at 114kmh (might try to sneak in a baseball next time:rolleyes:)

good throw.

at the AIS, i mangaged to chuck a tennins ball 106km/h. and i was 11 then but my arm isnt that much better. but then in the same week, i could only throw 98 at questacon.

questacon is always on my to do list in canberra, but everytime i'm there, i never have time because i'm only ever there for hockey.( does anyone elses life revolve around a sport? ). only 4 months till i can get my L's so i think a nice drive to canberra will rack up a nice 12 or so hours ( return at 80km/hr )

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Originally Posted by ss_11000

...( does anyone elses life revolve around a sport? ). only 4 months till i can get my L's so i think a nice drive to canberra will rack up a nice 12 or so hours ( return at 80km/hr )

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I am a Physical Trainer in the Navy... hell yeah my life revolves around sport:2tsup::2tsup:. Good luck with the license in 4 months, make sure you drop into Bungendore (its only a small detour) and check out the wood gallery... some awesome work in there.

Corbs

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Originally Posted by corbs

I am a Physical Trainer in the Navy... hell yeah my life revolves around sport:2tsup::2tsup:. Good luck with the license in 4 months, make sure you drop into Bungendore (its only a small detour) and check out the wood gallery... some awesome work in there.

Corbs

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well, what else could we revolve our lifes around.:-

bungendore sounds like a good place to look at!