Underwater CCTV Video 2:3 - Seafox ROV - Buntzen Lake BC Canada

You are watching video #2 of 3 videos in this series, to view video #3 go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuRj114QZkM

Underwater video from my Seafox ROV (Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle). A CCTV camera is mounted inside and the ROV is powered by six 12 volt 1100 GPH (Gallons Per Hour) bilge pumps.

Two 12 volt car batteries connected in series (24 volts) are required to power the bilge pumps because of voltage drop through the 100 foot tether, which is made up of Cat5 cable and 18 gauge wire. A simple control box with toggle switches is used to turn off and on each pump, along with a switch for the 50 watt bulb aboard the ROV.

The ROV frame is made of 1/2″ PVC piping, the 3″ PVC piping on the top with end caps is water tight and provides flotation while the 1″ PVC piping at the bottom holds the ballast. I use metal washers on each top corner to fine tune the buoyancy for fresh and salt water. Most materials can be bought at Home Depot, the bilge pumps came from Canadian Tire.

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Duration : 0:4:15

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What Happens When You Microwave A Fish Tank Air Pump?

Experiment #53: Fish Tank Air Pump

Originally Uploaded May 02, 2008 Total Views: 712

Out microwave is nearing the end of it’s life (though we didn’t know it at the time) so we need to give it lifesupport so we use Zeke’s old air pump for his fish tank stopped working so his mom gave it to us to microwave it to help Big Bertha survive a little bit longer.

So what does happen when you put certain things, like an air pump, in a microwave? Well, we here at BLH Productions want to find out and we take you along for the ride when we ask, “What Happens When You Microwave This?”

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Underwater CCTV Video 3:3 - Seafox ROV - False Creek BC Canada

You are watching video #3 of 3 videos in this series, to view video #1 go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUelYFa4AR0

Underwater video from my Seafox ROV (Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle). A CCTV camera is mounted inside and the ROV is powered by six 12 volt 1100 GPH (Gallons Per Hour) bilge pumps.

Two 12 volt car batteries connected in series (24 volts) are required to power the bilge pumps because of voltage drop through the 100 foot tether, which is made up of Cat5 cable and 18 gauge wire. A simple control box with toggle switches is used to turn off and on each pump, along with a switch for the 50 watt bulb aboard the ROV.

The ROV frame is made of 1/2″ PVC piping, the 3″ PVC piping on the top with end caps is water tight and provides flotation while the 1″ PVC piping at the bottom holds the ballast. I use metal washers on each top corner to fine tune the buoyancy for fresh and salt water. Most materials can be bought at Home Depot, the bilge pumps came from Canadian Tire.

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Duration : 0:4:31

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Underwater CCTV Video 1:3 - Seafox ROV - Como Lake BC Canada

You are watching video #1 of 3 videos in this series, to view video #2 go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzmbLZQClfM

Underwater video from my Seafox ROV (Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle). A CCTV camera is mounted inside and the ROV is powered by six 12 volt 1100 GPH (Gallons Per Hour) bilge pumps.

Two 12 volt car batteries connected in series (24 volts) are required to power the bilge pumps because of voltage drop through the 100 foot tether, which is made up of Cat5 cable and 18 gauge wire. A simple control box with toggle switches is used to turn off and on each pump, along with a switch for the 50 watt bulb aboard the ROV.

The ROV frame is made of 1/2″ PVC piping, the 3″ PVC piping on the top with end caps is water tight and provides flotation while the 1″ PVC piping at the bottom holds the ballast. I use metal washers on each top corner to fine tune the buoyancy for fresh and salt water. Most materials can be bought at Home Depot, the bilge pumps came from Canadian Tire.

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Duration : 0:4:6

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Seneca Falls, NY, “It’s A Wonderful Life” - or is it? USA TODAY

Seneca Falls, NY in a minute - Jewel of the Finger Lakes, Home of Women’s Rights. This video was made to fulfill Finger Lakes Cable Channel 12 Public Access content requirements at FLCC. See Goulds Pumps, Trinity Episcopal Church, Elizabeth Cady Stanton meeting Susan B. Anthony, the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, and even the bridge that inspired the climactic scene in “It’s A Wonderful Life” where Jimmy Stewart contemplates suicide by jumping off! For those of us who grew up in the Sneak, we’ve all been there…

Special Edition thanks to Van Morrison and Exile Productions. “Everyone” had been one of my inspirations behind this video, but I shouldn’t have used it as soundtrack without permission. I’m sorry. Good thing you stepped in, or else this craptastic student production might have made me billions! But only with your song attached. (Wouldn’t want any free publicity, would you, Van?)

Duration : 0:1:10

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