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RE: Xantech IR hardwire problems


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Xantech IR hardwire problems
  • From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 13:59:35 +0100
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Nigel,

That's the Dinky Link! They are superb I use two of them and two Buffalo
tubes as well, all of which I got from Let's Automate. I even had these
running fine with the TTR at one point so I don't understand why you
have a problem with this, other than interference from something
external to the IR distribution system.

What I did find was that using those damn Powermids sent the whole IR
system nuts so it could be RF interference too if you are using RF at
all.

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Champion [mailto:nigel_champion@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 July 2002 13:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xantech IR hardwire problems
>
> Kenneth,
>
> Where can you buy the buffalo kit? I may give it a go.
>
> I also bought one of these
> http://www.smarthome.com/8120.html Great idea I
> thought... Except it picks so much RF noise and
> retransmits it as IR noise makes the Table Top RX go
> mad! More wasted money....
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel
>
>  --- Kenneth Watt <kennwatt@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> <HR>
> <html><body>
>
>
> <tt>
> So when you say that the range seems pants I take it
> you mean the<BR>
> reception by the Table Top Receiver then? I had one of
> those...fried it<BR>
> :(<BR>
> <BR>
> Anyway, the TTR should be fine I was using it just
> great, before I fried<BR>
> it of course, from a considerable distance. However, I
> did notice that<BR>
> it seemed to pick up interference more easily than the
> Dinky Link or the<BR>
> Buffalo tubes, especially in bright sunlight. But I do
> still get random<BR>
> flashes of IR as well and I'll be damned if I can
> track it down! <BR>
> <BR>
> What I have noticed is that having a receiver anywhere
> even close to<BR>
> something that uses the IR spectrum causes feedback,
> those receivers are<BR>
> *very* sensitive. <BR>
> <BR>
> I have a receiver beside HV, don't ask it was an
> experiment, and it<BR>
> picks up the odd stray IR signal from HV which is
> sometimes what was<BR>
> intended but sometimes not. The point is that the
> other night the whole<BR>
> lot went into a mad feedback loop and nothing worked
> at all until I<BR>
> shielded the RX unit from HV, then no problems. So I t
> could be<BR>
> something similar that is giving you feedback and
> locking the signal up,<BR>
> maybe. :/<BR>
> <BR>
> HTH<BR>
> <BR>
> K.<BR>
> <BR>
> &gt; -----Original Message-----<BR>
> &gt; From: Nigel Champion
> [mailto:nigel_champion@xxxxxxx]<BR>
> &gt; Sent: 05 July 2002 13:21<BR>
> &gt; To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<BR>
> &gt; Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xantech IR hardwire
> problems<BR>
> &gt; <BR>
> &gt; I am using stick on emitters and a Pronto and a
> real<BR>
> &gt; Sky remote all with new batteries.<BR>
> &gt; <BR>
> &gt; I wonder if a mains filter would help....?<BR>
> &gt; <BR>
> &gt; Nig<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> </tt>
>
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