A camera mounted on any moving vehicle is subject to being bounced and jostled. This can ruin the video or still image being shot by the camera. Build a steady cam mount that uses stabilization to keep the camera steady. The homemade steady cam mount can be attached to a radio-controlled (RC) car. The steady cam mount will hold the camera securely while also minimizing the vibrations being caused by the moving vehicle. Household tools and supplies from a hardware store and hobby shop will be needed.
Instructions
1. Place the battery back on the work surface. Heat up a soldering iron for six minutes. Apply a drop of solder to the two electric contacts on the RC plane stabilizer. Let the solder cool for a minute.
2. Wind the exposed end of the black wire from the push button switch around the exposed end of the black wire attached to the battery pack. Solder the exposed end of the red wire from the switch to the "+" labeled contact on the stabilizer. Solder the exposed end of the red wire attached to the battery pack to the "-" labeled contact on the stabilizer.
3. Wrap a strip of electrical tape around each pair of twisted wires. Unplug the soldering iron.
4. Place the square of aluminum on a work surface. Apply bonding glue to the bottom of the stabilizer. Place the stabilizer on the square at about dead center. Press the stabilizer against the square and hold it in position for two minutes.
5. Apply bonding glue to the bottom of the battery pack. Place the battery pack on the square next to the stabilizer. Press the pack against the square and hold it in position for two minutes.
6. Apply bonding glue to the bottom of a tripod mount screw. Place the screw on the plate to one side of the stabilizer. Press the screw against the plate and hold it there for two minutes. Tape the side of the switch to a side of the battery pack with a strip of electrical tape. Let the glue set overnight.
7. Place the square with the stabilizer facing up on the back end of the RC car. Attach the square to the car's chassis on the front or on the back -- depending on which has the most free surface area -- with strips of duct tape. Place batteries inside the battery pack. Screw a camera onto the tripod screw.
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