DIY Cable Camera System - Under $1000

[daviddelaurier]

I am now in the pre-construction phase of my cable camera. It is going to be a fairly
simple design and should not cost more than $1000 I hope, but who knows. I will post
a sketch of what I am talking about.

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My main question is how would you take the R/C parts from an R/C plane etc. and
use them to drive the electric motor that moves the camera along the cable.

Would the speed be selectable?

Also, would a car battery be able to run a 3hp electric motor such as this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7600731460&category=26226

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Any input would be great!

[daviddelaurier]

Here is the link to the picture:

http://www.savefile.com/projects2.php?fid=8168200&pid=700485&key=633837

hope it works...