booner1331 Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Where can I find good info on making a home brew unit. And where do I buy all the components? And what do you think it will cost to make a nice unit? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Re: Home Brew I'm not sure where you can find directions.. There is a link that is posted everytime someone asks about homebrew cams.. But from what I have been told $200 is the usual price for a homebrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Re: Home Brew Have built two so far here. One a sony p32 setup with a pixcontroller le board, ran me about $150 for everything for that one, and the second one a bit nicer setup with a universal board and a p41 ran me about $240. How much you spend will depend on what you want to build and whether or not you can find a camera for a reasonable price, and what tools you may or may not already have and need. Pixcontroller has a good tutorial on building cams. Might also check out jessehunting forums, there is a wealth of knowledge there. There are several cams out there that can be modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr104 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Re: Home Brew The Pixcontroller link I sent you in the PM should give you all the info you need. You also can buy the Pix Universal kit which gives you everything you need except the Case and Camera. But I think you can get a case there too. I've built a few cameras now and prefer to make the Sony homebrews. Very Easy to do. Depending on how much you get the camera on ebay for. Either the Sony P32 or P41 will make a great camera. I have both. They are both just about the same to make. Except for 1 wire which is flip flopped on the 2 units. wtnhunt's prices are accurate. Plus the main benefits are a better camera for less money. My homebrews range is double that of my Leaf River camera and Non Typical camera and I don't get too many missed shots either. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Re: Home Brew check these sites: http://realdealhuntingchat.invisionzone.com/ www.pixcontroller.com www.whitetailsupply.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMOdeerhunter Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Re: Home Brew Also check out the homebrew forums on these sites www.jesseshunting.com www.hagshouse.com http://www.chasingame.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=4 (1st thing to do is check out the sticky on the top of the page titled "a little something to get you started" A lot of good info there and you can learn the basics of what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Re: Home Brew The pix kits can be purchased with everything you need including the case. All you need outside of that kit is the camera and your tools, whatever other miscellaneous stuff you plan to use like heat shrink tubing and wire ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booner1331 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Re: Home Brew Thanks everyone for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhtr1 Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Re: Home Brew All of these are good sites. I get faster responses from Hagshouse.com. When you are trying to figure someing out seconds feel like hours. Good luck. this is like Lays Potato chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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