caviar parts on a taco budget - ~100 grow room video system

Discussion in 'Do It Yourself' started by Darth Clitflex, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. #1 Darth Clitflex, Jul 15, 2013
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    I did a cool thing yesterday ... you should watch this, it's really short
     
    amazing grow room upgrade for less than $100
     
     
     
    here's what I used ...
     
    Hauppauge USB adapter with viewing/recording software <---- at AMAZON
     
    GE 'deluxe' (LOL) micro color security camera with night vision and 60ft of cable <---- wallmart sells these, but amazon is cheaper
     
    a few zip ties - 8-10-inch long would work well
     
    the oscillating fan you already have in there
     
    now I can just double click one icon on my PC desktop and be watching my plants in seconds
     
    if anyone's interested, I'll make a tutorial - it's a very low difficulty-level project that will seem like something only very wealthy growers have

     
  2. I LOVE this so far - this was very worth the work involved
     
  3. I've started recording about 20 seconds per day and keeping the videos as a grow journal and it's been really helpful
     
    it's very cool to be able to go back and see with video what my plants looked like before and after being watered - wow, they change and move a lot more than we give them credit for, it's almost like they have muscles
     
    I highly recommend this mod - something like a wireless webcam would work just as well and be even easier than mine to set up
     
  4. I've had this idea for a long time. I always wanted to check on my plant in the cabinet without having to look suspicious going into my closest and it smelling like weed after. Great work man BTW is it a live feed? Or can you make it live?
     

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