RE: Re: Alternate to Xantech IR ?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We always recommend that the Xantech blocks are run at 9v anyway - we had a
small number of returned blocks and they had all been run at 12v ... We
haven't had a single return since running them at 9v.

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: egelbeertje [mailto:r_d_k@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 May 2004 14:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Alternate to Xantech IR ?
>
> For compatibility info  I use 2 buffalo brass tube receivers
> with a Xantech multizone block and it works great (on 9 volts
> !! although the multizone block is supposed to work on 12v,
> the buffalo's are too sensitive but setting the power to 9
> volts no problem)
>
> rgds,
> Rob
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Yeend"
<david.yeend@c...> wrote:
> > Yes, you are right - I think it was Feb/March that the patent ran
> out.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@a...]
> > Sent: 10 May 2004 11:28
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Alternate to Xantech IR ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 	We're just checking because we *THINK* that
> Xantech's "exclusive patent"
> > 	period may now have expired and if so then we can get them
> back on the site!
> > 	:-)
> >
> > 	Phil
> >
> > 	> -----Original Message-----
> > 	> From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> > 	> Sent: 10 May 2004 09:16
> > 	> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > 	> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Alternate to Xantech IR ?
> > 	>
> > 	> Yep - Phil mentioned those - although maybe the KAT5 IR
> > 	> upgrades may be cheaper !
> > 	>
> > 	>  Gareth Cook
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> > 	> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 10/05/2004 09:13
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> > 	> Hi Gareth,
> > 	>
> > 	> Not sure my offlist email reached you.
> > 	>
> > 	> I have three of the Buffalo transceivers sold to me by the
> > 	> good folks at LetsAutomate. I believe they are fully
> Xantech
> > 	> compatible - at least, that's what I was told. I not likely
> > 	> to use them, so you can make me a fair offer, given that
> they
> > 	> started at almost half the Xantech ones, that ought to
> bring
> > 	> it closer to your budget. No P&P if you meet me at
UHKA.
> > 	> They still have some listed as in stock on the LetsAutomate
> > 	> site, if you were thinking you'd need some more.
> > 	>
> > 	> Cheers,
> > 	>
> > 	> David
> > 	>
> > 	> ----- Original Message -----
> > 	> From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
> > 	> So, I'm looking for a wired IR receiver , which I can then
> > 	> plug into the Xantech hub - anyone done this ?
> > 	>
> > 	> G.
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