Valalvax:
You could modify the colors to make it right again
Yes, you could modify the other colors, but white will still be a problem. And not all projectors got the option for modifying RGB, mine doesn't have it, so it totally relies on the light source having the right color. That is also why I will look after a powerfull RGB led, and I can then make a tiny arduino board with ir receiver, and use that to adjust the color of the led on-the-fly
The projector has the option to correct the colour so it would not be too much of an issue but I may go with LEDs as I do agree with what has been posted.
After having a bit more of a look at it - looks like the error it gets is that the bulb doesn't light. I wouldn't have thought that the bulb is just broken. Possibly because the case is a bit cracked they chucked it out over a broken bulb...
Just need to work out how it works out when the bulb is lit and hack it into thinking it's always lit. Then I can use some nice LEDs or something.
A broken WowWee Rovio Wifi Mobile Webcam... now mostly functional after a few minor repairs and cobbling together a battery pack from a half-dozen AA NIMH batteries. It's surprisingly easy to solder wires onto those batteries..
Taking care of a few things, but I plan to set up to let some remote folks play with it over the next day or so..
Well, it seems I'm still not giving it as much power as it wants.. with AA's rated at 2200MaH (not likely to actually deliver that) at 1.2v, I'm still shooting way under the 3000MAH it wants.. so maybe it's a signal strength or throttling issue
I tried sending it home, I think someone else was controlling it though and it kept crashing into stuff... it's practically dead in your kitchen atm, near the table
My last "scrounge" over the weekend (though I paid for the stuff) at Apache Reclamation and Goodwill:
ARE: A garmin streetpilot III for $20.00, plus some miscellaneous low-ohm power resistors for current measurement.
Goodwill: A "matched" (same model) pair of Ryobi 7.2VDC cordless drills (for the motors and gearboxes) - $5.00
In the true "scrounge" department, I'm thinking about tearing apart an old Hoover steamvac (probably the only thing worthwhile there is the motor); our's died a while back, and my wife bought a new one (a Bissell this time 'round - seems to do a great job). Not sure if I'm really going to or not - might just donate it to Goodwill for others...
If you click the camera, it will open a still-frame photo (jpg) in your browser (this is based on IE and/or Firefox)
Battery did die.. it's back on the base now charging (but since it's on the base it will be working again, just not able to do much driving until the batteries charge up, seems to take at least an hour or so with that AA's)
Were you able to get audio?
Additionally, it looks like the sucker was out and about with you guys for almost 45 minutes before it died.. much better than I thought it would do, especially since it was doing substantial movement and not just video.