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RE: Passive IR Repeater



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Hi Pete,

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If you can find that cheap fibre 1mm diameter it should work quite well.
It=
has a much larger diameter than standard fibres used for video etc, which =
are down to 125 and 250uM for the part that the light gets transmitted
down=
making alignment quite critical. The cheap stuff you can get on eBay shoul=
d work.

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Something like this with a side view port.

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<http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Banner-Bifurcated-Plastic-Fiber-Optic-PBPS46U=
MT-/310971095502> http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Banner-Bifurcated-Plastic-Fib=
er-Optic-PBPS46UMT-/310971095502

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Dave=E2=80=A6

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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes=E2=80=A6

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 22 August 2016 01:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Passive IR Repeater

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Hi all,

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Not quite HA, but the sort of thing this group of pioneers might have
tried=
: Has anyone ever tried using a fibre optic cable to extend IR?  I am
mount=
ing a media player in our car but want to conceal it but need to access
the=
IR receiver.  Obviously don't want to have too many cables, power usage et=
c so feel a IR repeater is overkill, but maybe a length of fibre might do
i=
t.

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Anyone tried it and have any experience they can share?=20


Thanks

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Pete




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cla=
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serif"'>If you can find that cheap fibre 1mm diameter it should
work quite =
well. It has a much larger diameter than standard fibres used for video
etc=
, which are down to 125 and 250uM for the part that the light gets
transmit=
ted down making alignment quite critical. The cheap stuff you can get on
eB=
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rdana","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
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ma","sans-serif"'> ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] <=
br><b>Sent:</b> 22 August 2016
01:07<br><b>To:</b> ukha_d@xxxxxxx<b=
r><b>Subject:</b> [ukha_d] Passive IR
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all,<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p>Not
quite HA, but the s=
ort of thing this group of pioneers might have tried: Has anyone ever
tried=
using a fibre optic cable to extend IR? &nbsp;I am mounting a media
player=
in our car but want to conceal it but need to access the IR receiver.
&nbs=
p;Obviously don't want to have too many cables, power usage etc so feel a
I=
R repeater is overkill, but maybe a length of fibre might do
it.<o:p></o:p>=
</p><p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p>Anyone
tried it and have any experience they=
can
share?&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p><br>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p>&nbsp;<=
/o:p></p><p>Pete<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p
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