vx protection

[Mkfreng]

Following. Trying to figure this out as well…

[ProTee United]

Protee , are you seeing many issues with the vx getting hit with errant balls?

We have seen only 1 over a 7 month period . The chance you will hit the unit is (currently) less then 0.05%. We do offer a paid protection plan for the first year. Contact your rep if you're interested.

[deepakvrao]

Since I am anyway going to give it a try I could use some help. I live in India and it's not easy for me to get anything shipped back for repairs etc.

Would a 40mm hole cover the camera area adequately? In other words is it possible to get a diagram of how the cameras are place in relation the the acrylic cover? I presume at the center?

[ProTee United]

We have reseller in India who can possibly help with the repair. Some guys on the FB group have created something similar.

[damiang]

We have seen only 1 over a 7 month period . The chance you will hit the unit is (currently) less then 0.05%. We do offer a paid protection plan for the first year. Contact your rep if you're interested.

I presume what you mean by that is 1 instance when the unit was damaged enough for the client to report it to you for repair? Was it lens damage in that instance or somewhere else on the unit?

I would be interested in the protection plan details - are they available?

[ProTee United]

Only the infrared acrylic was damaged. No damage on the camera, lens or lights. Unit is still working.

[deepakvrao]

Someone made their own with no cutouts and it reduced the camera quality. He cut a hole for the cameras and it was perfect. Note he used a spade bit so it looked uneven but 1-1/2 hole saw would be perfect and still not allow a ball to pass but much better than the entire ir and camera open if you picked the cutout version.

So you think 1.5 inch cutouts at the center of the circles should be enough for the camera? Can even go a bit bigger and it will be really almost impossible for a golf ball to exactly enter say a 60mm hole even though the ball is 42.

[ProjectSim]

So I live on the other side of the world and shipping to Netherlands or USA and back again for a repair of the Acrylic would be slow, costly and well super inconvenient, is there a way to fix it in situ ie on site ?

Hypothetical of course, just managing my expectations or disappointment when one of my mates does a 1 in 2000 perfect sky ball strike on my nice new VX!

[ProTee United]

You can replace the acrylic yourself. Its not difficult.

[damiang]

>You can replace the acrylic yourself. Its not difficult.
Do you sell replacements? If not, it might be an option worth adding. Maybe even sell premium toughened/impact-resistant glass replacements that can take a direct hit?

[ProjectSim]

Well thats great news IMHO, because I see the Acrylic as being the protection for the cameras etc. Any further protection is just protecting the Acrylic, which is now confirmed as replaceable.

I have recessed the rest of the unit; refer https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...ee-vx-possible

[Bags]

I saw where someone made one out of a wire basket possible from ikea, his projector was mounted close enough to the ceiling and the basket was deep. He cut out a few wire bars where the lens was. Looked good.

[BJPJJS]

Bags can you send a link to it. Thx!

[Bags]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHuWc5sp67g

[ExplorNH]

So you think 1.5 inch cutouts at the center of the circles should be enough for the camera? Can even go a bit bigger and it will be really almost impossible for a golf ball to exactly enter say a 60mm hole even though the ball is 42.

As long as you don't mount it too far away from the VX I can't see needing it larger. I would keep it small enough that a ball can't pass through it myself.

[deepakvrao]

Well, did my setup. Drilled 50mm holes. I figure I have to have REALLY shitty luck for a golf to find it's way thru a hole only 7mm larger than the ball. As it is when mounted, I think it will be almost impossible to send a ball at it in the first place.

It's not an extremely neat cut so planning to put a rubber beading around it to just neaten the appearance. Any idea if that would interfere with the IR lights?

[buckslayr]

Well, did my setup. Drilled 50mm holes. I figure I have to have REALLY shitty luck for a golf to find it's way thru a hole only 7mm larger than the ball. As it is when mounted, I think it will be almost impossible to send a ball at it in the first place.

It's not an extremely neat cut so planning to put a rubber beading around it to just neaten the appearance. Any idea if that would interfere with the IR lights?

let us know how this works!

[BJPJJS]

Thanks for posting Bags!

[deepakvrao]

So, this is my quick and dirty setup. The alignment board seemed clear enough in the calibration, and the ball looked fine too in the video, but I could barely see my black driver. Is that normal? I'll try again with some more lighting. This was with very low lighting.

I'm going to love this monitor.

[ExplorNH]

Did you turn your gamma setting up in protee?

[deepakvrao]

Did you turn your gamma setting up in protee?

I did now. A bit better but still not a very bright image.

[deepakvrao]

I did now. A bit better but still not a very bright image.

MUCH better when I view on a TV. My temp setup is projecting on a canvas tarp and that's why It was a poor quality image I guess.