Re: A-Bus IR LED flicker

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Your finger will not block all IR. Your body also emits IR.

Crosstalk from 60Hz is an unlikely culprit.

Is there a fluorescent light or sunlight source near the sensor?

"Bob N" <bnewts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks for your response.
>After covering the IR sensor with my finger, the LED continued to
>flicker.  Alas, I'm afraid I'm not inclined to solder a capacitor
>across the terminals...
>A followup question for you - do you think the flicker could have
>resulted from the CAT5 wire touching electrical wiring inside the walls
>of the house?
>Bob