Modifying a Trust WB5400 Megapixel Webcam for Astronomical
imaging
The Original Camera
The camera comes apart easily
The cable has to be cut free from the back of the
original webcam housing
A hole is drilled centrally in the project box
The hole is enlarged to exactly the right size using
a conical grinding stone
The lens thread mount just slides through the hole
Three short hexagonal spacers and three small nuts
and bolts are needed
The project box is drilled for the bolts and the spacers
to hold the circuit board in place.
The drill bit passes through the circuit board and
drills through the appropriate spot on the front of the box.
Each bolt and spacer is put in place as each hole
is drilled.
A slot is cut through which the cable can pass
A cable tie is used to make sure that the cable cannot
be pulled through the slot detaching the wires from the circuit board
The completed camera with its original lens back in
place
The CMOS chip is now closer to the front so that it
can be placed at the prime focus of a PST solar telescope.
A short Mogg adapter allows the chip to be placed
close enough in to be at the prime focus, as the PST eyepiece tube is very
shallow.
S.J. Wainwright