OK. Ive bought a 40gb H/Disk recorder which I can attach a bullet cam to. (Mustek PVR-H140).
Here's the problem. If I set it all up at home it will record happly for hours with no problem. Even if I shake it, kick it, walk around with it in my pocket etc etc.
When I use it on the bike when its running, it records for maybe 3 to 14 mins then locks up and freezes.
Ive had it in the boot of the bike, Inside foam in the hump, in my rucksack and today in my pocket. No joy.
Could there be some kinda interferance coming from the bike that stops it working ? If so what can I do about it.
Thats what I thought .. But it was cold when I got it out my pocket .. And it was only working for 4 mins before it froze .. I doubt heat's the problem. Not only that, its been running in my bedroom on the carpet with its vents covered and its still recording now at 3 hours 14 mins :dunno
I dunno, I'm out of options short of sitting down myself and doing some troubleshooting. But your a tad far away for that. Get me a plane ticket and I'll be more than happy to help you out.
Seperate batery power, not conneced to the bike's power at all?
Could be that the drive will recover from only a certain amount of jostling? Poor analogy 'cause the CD players track instead of seek, but you know how the buffered high-speed read-ahead audio CD players with a 10-second buffer work thru an occasional bump: they work fine until there's 10 successive seconds of serious jostling?
Is it really made for portable use? People use the I-Pod photo mounted solidly on our BMWs all the time.
might try setting it on one of those jell filled packages for cooling only not frozen liquid is a great insulator for that type of shock??? would be easy to try???
I used to have an intercom that would work right up to about 100mph ... then it picked up bad interferance from the bike and just buzzed loudly.
I dont think it could have had many vibrations or knocks in my pocket ... Im also dubious about it being heat. I recorded 4 hours worth last night and the unit was really hot and still working.
My mate mentioned a gadget you clip over the HT lead to supress interferance (Designed to stop radio interferance) ... Any of you guys seen or heard of them ?
I had the same problem as you have Mark:banghead Tried both of my 20 gig pvr to record footage from my onboard camera with both of them shutting down. They was both powered from their own power source and inside my pocket. Ended up buying a PVR recorder that excepts A/V input and records to a SD card. I get nearly 2 hours HQ(640*480 30fps) on a 1 gig card. Seems ok but due to weather i've not tested it fully yet:devious Picked it up on holiday in Gran Canaria for £100.
Alternativly you could use a mini DV camcorder with A/V input, DaveC uses this set up so it must be ok speed wise:laugh
It's made by a company called 'Pentra'. Tried to find more info on it but was limited. I guess a company make them them then they get rebranded differant makes. There are plenty out there just make sure it has the A/V input socket.
Found this which could be ok, good price too. Click onto more info button for full spec. http://www.picstop.co.uk/Portable-Storage---Viewers/SanDisk-V-Mate-Video-Memory-Card-Recorder
You might want to look up the thread by reptile TLR on the topic, he has some pretty insane video equipment on his bike:thumbup
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