help !!! toucam broke

[erick (Eric)]

Sorry I have to head for bed - the alarm goes off in under 4 hours - groan!

[little col]

okay

[middy]

Hi there from one Mancunian to another. I used to live in Denton, Manchester many many many years ago. But I digress....

Here is a link to a site that shows a Toucam mod that uses 3 connections to the parallel port:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.l...ingToucam.html

The circuit diagram is at the bottom of the page. It is also in a trendy black box like yours. Maybe it is the same mod who knows.

Looking at the pic of your parallel port connector, I can definately see that something has been soldered to pins 2 and 21. It also looks like something may have been soldered to pins 4 & 5 as well. It is a little hard to tell with the pic being out of focus.

Sorry I couldn't help with what wires go where. I just wanted to show that there are mods out there that use more than 2 wires to the parallel port.

cheers,
Andrew

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by middy

Here is a link to a site that shows a Toucam mod that uses 3 connections to the parallel port:
Sorry I couldn't help with what wires go where. I just wanted to show that there are mods out there that use more than 2 wires to the parallel port.

cheers,
Andrew

That is a mod that reads the Long Exposure on/off switch thru the Parallel port connection and turns the signal off when the cam is in Normal Mode.

Sounds like a good idea. Col's could be done that way.
Very good spotting Andrew

[little col]

Originally Posted by middy

Hi there from one Mancunian to another. I used to live in Denton, Manchester many many many years ago. But I digress....

Here is a link to a site that shows a Toucam mod that uses 3 connections to the parallel port:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.l...ingToucam.html

The circuit diagram is at the bottom of the page. It is also in a trendy black box like yours. Maybe it is the same mod who knows.

Looking at the pic of your parallel port connector, I can definately see that something has been soldered to pins 2 and 21. It also looks like something may have been soldered to pins 4 & 5 as well. It is a little hard to tell with the pic being out of focus.

Sorry I couldn't help with what wires go where. I just wanted to show that there are mods out there that use more than 2 wires to the parallel port.

cheers,
Andrew

i will have a look at the andrew thanks very much , i live in denton at the moment how scary

[monoxide]

an old trick i used with medical equipment was to try to match up the breaks in the solder, most of the time you could work out where a few wires came from, after that the rest fall into place

[middy]

Originally Posted by little col

i live in denton at the moment how scary

What are the chances hey???

What would be even scarier is if I said I used to live on Corporation Road and you said "Hey, me too!!"

[little col]

Originally Posted by middy

What are the chances hey???

What would be even scarier is if I said I used to live on Corporation Road and you said "Hey, me too!!"

how did you know that

[middy]

Originally Posted by little col

how did you know that

Nah, now you're pulling my leg. The chances of that are slimmer than winning the lottery.

[little col]

i thought you were pulling my leg , the clue is i don't have stairs at home and there is a bend on my road , a big sharp bend

[middy]

Originally Posted by little col

i thought you were pulling my leg , the clue is i don't have stairs at home and there is a bend on my road , a big sharp bend

That would put you in the bungalows at the end of the road and the bend would be the bend into Taylor Lane.

[little col]

spot on know how about we get 3 numbers each for this weeks lottery and split the winnings

[middy]

Originally Posted by little col

spot on know how about we get 3 numbers each for this weeks lottery and split the winnings

I am seriously freaked out!

I used to live at no. 114, the semi just opposite the playground on the corner of Egerton St. This pic is circa 1982.

My 3 numbers are 7, 24, 35. I look forward to receiving a cheque in the mail.

[little col]

oh my god thats 5 doors away from me , wouldn't set the scope up at that playground though
out of interest do you know if its possible to get on the resevoir at the back

[middy]

Can't say we ever played in the reservoir. Always wondered what it looked like but was too chicken to go in and find out. We often used to sit on the bridge over the railway line on Cow Lane just next to the reservoir and wave at the passing trains.

[little col]

still hear them trains at night , cargo line i think .
just put lottery on , what are the chances of the numbers coming up after this

[middy]

Originally Posted by little col

still hear them trains at night , cargo line i think .
just put lottery on , what are the chances of the numbers coming up after this

Pretty darn good I think. I'd better start compiling my wish list of astro gear.

I should put a lotto on here as well. Give me three numbers from 1 - 45.

[little col]

ok here they are 1 + 2 + 6
good luck , didn't win last night here