RE: IR Blasters

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

I explained it to the missus like this...

Imagine you're trying to get a pea into a bucket ... is it easier to do it
by dropping the pea straight into the bucket or throwing it across the
room?

(Yeah ... surreal I know!)

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 May 2001 09:49
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] 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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