The Augustine Theater Experience
Sharp XV-Z9000U SMART Calibration
Step 1: Build A Detector
Relevant SMART web page: http://home.pacbell.net/steve367/buildit.html
| Materials & Tools List | Cost | Notes |
| 2" diameter 5' long white PVC pipe | 2.29 | Couldn't find a shorter length. Couldn't find black PVC. |
| 2" diameter white PVC end cap | 0.37 | Could also just use cardboard. |
| Drill and bits | ||
| Flat black spray paint | 2.48 | Chose flat to minimize shine. |
| Hand saw | ||
| Sand paper | Any grit | |
| Saw horse or equivalent | I used two pieces of 2x4 wood |
Steps
- Cut a 4" length of PVC pipe. Any hand saw will do. I used two pieces of 2x4
wood as a saw horse.
- Sanded away the rough edges left by the cut. Any grit sand paper will do. I
used 220 grit just because I had a piece lying around.
- Drilled a 1/4" hole in the middle of the pipe. The hole will be used to mount
the detector on a tripod.
- Drilled two 1/16" holes 1/2" apart in the end cap for the photocell leads.
- Sanded all pipe and end cap surfaces. Paint doesn't stick well to smooth
surfaces. Lightly sanding the PVC roughs it up and gives the paint something to
stick to.
- Spray painted the pipe and end cap black. Painting the outside of the pipe is
optional. Even though I sanded, I had a hard time getting the inside of the pipe
painted evenly. Eventually, I laid it on its side to dry instead of its end and
that did the trick.
