popeyefireman 0 #1 February 22, 2004 This thread may seem stupid, but i was just wondering. I got a cam eye for my helmet and was wondering the dufferent ways to install it. I was thinking of just using gaffers tape. But in another post I noticed someone drilled out a hole and put it on the inside. Any comments on this. Adam "I Yam what I Yam" I am not afriad to die, only to die without living. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boxingrrl 0 #2 February 22, 2004 Mine is for a sidemount PC 110. I have the switch front and center on my helmet. That hole is drilled out. (Make sure you keep your electronics well clear when drilling. It's also recommended that you seal the edges of the hole with clear nail polish or something similar.) The excess wires and the indicator are kept in place inside my helmet, under the padding, with gaffers tape. I've been very happy with mine. The switch is easy to get to, but doesn't get accidentally bumped. Nothing extra hanging around. I'd think that you'd have a hard time keeping the switch stationary with just gaffers tape. Plus, you'd have a heck of a road map all over the outside of your helmet with all of the excess wiring. Just my $.02... good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fields 0 #3 February 22, 2004 Hi. Did you use copper wire and shrink tubing to secure the indicator light (as the skytools' instructions recommend)? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #4 February 22, 2004 I'd use shrink tubing if I knew where to get some. Any ideas?Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #5 February 22, 2004 QuoteHi. Did you use copper wire and shrink tubing to secure the indicator light (as the skytools' instructions recommend)? Hmmm....I certainly missed this in the instructions, I just have the indicator light hanging down where I can see it, secured by gaffer's tape. Would this be a heavy gauge copper wire they recommend?-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imdskydiver 0 #6 February 22, 2004 Would this be a heavy gauge copper wire they recommend? Quote Sounds like something that could bend and poke you in the eye ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites boxingrrl 0 #7 February 22, 2004 QuoteDid you use copper wire and shrink tubing to secure the indicator light (as the skytools' instructions recommend)? Nope. I must've missed that part, too. I think you can see it in my avatar. The indicator just hangs down in front of my goggles. Never had a problem with it... Anyone know if this could somehow be damaging to the Cam-eye? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fields 0 #8 February 23, 2004 This quote is from the CamEyeII manual: ***For helmets without ring sights use a 2,5mm^2 solid copper wire. The copper wire is stiff enough to stay in place during free fall but will bend in case a riser or a line gets caught during parachute deployment. Bend a small loop at one end of the wire and use the loop to attach the wire to the helmet with a screw. Cut the copper wire to the desired length. Next put the indicator cable together with the copper wire in the heat shrink tube and shirnk the tube with a lighter or other heat source.*** The 2,5mm has a little superscript 2, which I denoted with ^2. It doesn't correspond to a footnote. The 2,5 might be Euro for 2.5, but it might be some notation that I am not aware of for specifying wires. I left my indicator light secured only with gaffer tape, but wonder if it will be fatigued sooner without support. That is why I asked how others mounted the light."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nbblood 0 #9 February 23, 2004 QuoteI'd use shrink tubing if I knew where to get some. Any ideas? Radio Shack or any comparable electronics store will have it. That's where I got mine. Blues, NathanBlues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #10 February 23, 2004 I have mine tucked away under the helmet padding,,( be sure to leave the plastic "cap" on it.).. then I simply operate the camera from the camera switch and it works fine...the less wire etc. on the outside of the helmet, the better.and gaffer tape over the jack where it enters the lanc port.... (if you do not have a protective box).. to reduce the likelihood of damage...( I once had a jack break off with the pin still inside the lanc port) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
boxingrrl 0 #7 February 22, 2004 QuoteDid you use copper wire and shrink tubing to secure the indicator light (as the skytools' instructions recommend)? Nope. I must've missed that part, too. I think you can see it in my avatar. The indicator just hangs down in front of my goggles. Never had a problem with it... Anyone know if this could somehow be damaging to the Cam-eye? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fields 0 #8 February 23, 2004 This quote is from the CamEyeII manual: ***For helmets without ring sights use a 2,5mm^2 solid copper wire. The copper wire is stiff enough to stay in place during free fall but will bend in case a riser or a line gets caught during parachute deployment. Bend a small loop at one end of the wire and use the loop to attach the wire to the helmet with a screw. Cut the copper wire to the desired length. Next put the indicator cable together with the copper wire in the heat shrink tube and shirnk the tube with a lighter or other heat source.*** The 2,5mm has a little superscript 2, which I denoted with ^2. It doesn't correspond to a footnote. The 2,5 might be Euro for 2.5, but it might be some notation that I am not aware of for specifying wires. I left my indicator light secured only with gaffer tape, but wonder if it will be fatigued sooner without support. That is why I asked how others mounted the light."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #9 February 23, 2004 QuoteI'd use shrink tubing if I knew where to get some. Any ideas? Radio Shack or any comparable electronics store will have it. That's where I got mine. Blues, NathanBlues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #10 February 23, 2004 I have mine tucked away under the helmet padding,,( be sure to leave the plastic "cap" on it.).. then I simply operate the camera from the camera switch and it works fine...the less wire etc. on the outside of the helmet, the better.and gaffer tape over the jack where it enters the lanc port.... (if you do not have a protective box).. to reduce the likelihood of damage...( I once had a jack break off with the pin still inside the lanc port) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
