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Re: IR Blasters



Just as Phil says, a blaster is OK until someone is standing in front of
it,

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Watt <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 7:54 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IR Blasters


> How so Mark? I cannot see the reason giving a signal from a blaster or
> signals from the likes of a Pronto are any different.
>
> K.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 May 2001 15:20
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] IR Blasters
>
> Blasters (in my opinion) are a bad idea.  They are easily setup but
rarely
> as reliable as individual emitters on each bit of gear.
>
> M.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenneth Watt <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
> To: UKHA <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 2:27 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] IR Blasters
>
>
> > Keith, oh great one,
> >
> > You probably know the answer to this one although you may not be
alone!
> >
> > What I want to be able to do is flood a room with an IR signal,
kinda
like
> a
> > Pronto does. So I'm guessing that there are high outputs IR
transmit LED
> > thingys or suchlike available, any ideas on how I could achieve
this? It
> > saves the need for mini emitters all over the shop and a hell of
a lot
of
> > wiring that would become redundant I am using a Xantech amplifier
block
at
> > the moment and I have tried the blasters from Mike at Let's
Automate but
> > they do not have enough range on them to achieve what I want.
> >
> > K.
> >
> >
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