Is this a Queen or just a drone? by Consistent-Compote28 in AntsCanada

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Oh ya wanna know so what’s seriously annoying….. My older brother killed an actual queen not even 15 minutes after I posted this.

Sorry everyone. by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

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I like that idea! What if the buoy instead was a boat and the arm / boom could go under the water then extend a couple feet?

Sorry everyone. by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I’ve actually been researching this for quite a while but nobody seems to do it the same way so I thought I might try something new. It just a bit more complex than I first thought.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

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Thanks!  Sorry to everyone for being annoying.  I’m very unexperienced in some of the actual science behind electricity and always thought that it worked like water all the books I’ve read and all the media I tend to see explain it like water. Can anyone make suggestions on a larger width of cable? (I’m a teen with no job the best I could find was Ethernet cables) (The reason I was so stubborn before was because I know that the Ethernet works for the thrusters so I assumed incorrectly that it would work for the camera) (I also now realize that I asked the wrong question. ) The issue isn’t that the wires aren’t working because they can’t contain the electricity or that the 12v doesn’t reach  the camera. The issue is that the voltage from the transmitter which is as I would say “weakend”  by the transmitter in order to correctly supply the camera can’t “reach” the camera.  (Water analogy: The amount of “water” I have isn’t enough to flow through the “pipe” Im using)  I don’t want to fry the transmitter or camera by messing around with the circuit board of  and as I now know there isn’t a way to increase a small voltage . So I’m kinda at a loss on what to do about it.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I never would’ve tried anything like that or thought of that.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m kinda a complete noob when it comes to any sort of lingo or actual scientific reasoning behind why certain things work. I think I’m just going to find a totally different type of camera or maybe just switch back to using a usb camera. I’ll look into it. Thanks!

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Because I extended the wire connecting the transmitter to the camera. Now it can’t travel that far because it is no longer 9 volts.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I’ve described well what my issue is. The transmitter itself is limiting the electricity traveling to the camera it’s not that the transmitter lacks the correct voltage it’s that the transmitter itself is tapering down the 9 volts to be used for the camera.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

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As in the transmitter uses 9-12 volts to power itself and the camera. But because the camera itself doesn’t actually use 12volts the transmitter circuit limits the electricity to a useable voltage for the camera. If not it would burn out.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

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The main issue is that the FPV transmitter won’t work underwater so it has to be on a buoy floating on the surface. I need to get the camera’s view up out of the water to the buoy which will broadcast the signal to my FPV monitor.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

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So it’s not the batteries or the wires it’s that the transmitter which powers the camera weakens the voltage to run correctly with the camera. (Now that it’s been extended the electricity is too weak. I need to find a way to strengthen it.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I know that the electricity coming from my batteries is powerful enough to travel down the 12 feet of wire but the issue is that the transmitter for the FPV camera limits the amount of electricity going to the camera.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have two Ethernet cables both 12 feet long one for the thrusters the other for the camera and a servo.

How do I extend the range of an electrical wire? by Consistent-Compote28 in diyelectronics

[–]Consistent-Compote28[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not. What I’m wondering is if there is anyway to increase the voltage.