The TRIP-CAM

User-Contributed Project

User-Contributed Project

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The TRIP-CAM is a trip wire triggered SPY and SECURITY Camera. SWEET!

  • Author: Jack Brunning
  • Time required: 30 minutes to 1 hour
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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In this circuit we are going to take an ordinary camera and turning it into a trip wire or magnetic reed switch triggered SPY and SECURITY camera!!

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — The TRIP-CAM  ¶ 

  • Layout your components on your workbench

  • I couldn't use a camera because I have only got one.

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  • Put your Components into the Breadboard according to this schematic

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  • Open your camera.

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  • Locate the trigger button terminals and solder two wires to it

  • Feed the wires through the trigger button hole

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  • Make all necessary jumpers and final connections on the breadboard

  • Note: The led and red jumpers are representing the camera wires

  • The blue wire represents the switch or trip wire

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  • Test the breadboard circuit

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  • Solder all the connections together either barebone or on prefboard

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  • Now just wait for some one to come

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