[Shop-talk] Looking for solution to vehicle camera problem

[Pat Horne]

Moose, 

What about adding a battery on the forks to power the camera with a contact pair on the loader arm & fork to charge the battery when the forks are in their normal location? I’m thinking about a plate on one side & a sliding spring contact on the other that wipes onto the plate.  Should only need one contact & use the framework for ground. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
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On Mar 24, 2021, at 8:01 AM, eric at megageek.com wrote:

OK, here is a weird one. 

Ideally, I need a vehicle backup camera, with a COMPLETELY wireless camera (meaning it's battery operated.) 

Here is the application.  I have a front end loader with a rotating set of forks.  I need a camera that sits to the side of this so I can see the forks as I load the pallets on. 

I've been using a wired camera, but I need to have so much slack in the cable between the loader and the forks as they move in multiple directions from the mounting point.

Here is a video of the forks in action. 
https://youtu.be/6FRdkdKdjyY 

Most battery operated cameras are meant for home based systems.   

Any ideas? 

Any other solutions? 

Thanks. 

Moose

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