HOW TO - Make a vintage remote TV-B-Gone case mod

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Windell writes - "Turn off that television in classic style! Here we show you how to hack a TV-B-Gone into the case of a vintage television remote control, such that the original on/off button instead activates the TV-B-Gone. We also modify the power supply so that it runs off of a regular 9 V battery, instead of a set of lithium coin cells." - Link & photos.

We sell the TV-B-Gone in the MAKE store and this isn't the only project you can do with it, auto-repeat in a hat and increasing the range are just a few...

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TV-B-Gone - 20 IR LEDs + 9V = 90 ft range! - Link.

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Tv-B-Gone hat - Link.



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Posted by: Shadyman on November 16, 2006 at 7:19 PM

OMG, I have the Exact Same Remote. Scary.


Posted by: Poor_Leno on November 17, 2006 at 1:35 AM

Does anyone have the schematics to make a TV-B-Gone?


Posted by: Oracle1729 on November 17, 2006 at 2:02 AM

Leno,
The schematics are trivial, basically a microcontroller connected to a battery, IR LED, and button. The magic here is all in software.


Posted by: Poor_Leno on November 17, 2006 at 4:08 AM

Cheers Oracle. That's a shame. I'll just have to find a UK supplier instead.


Posted by: sunny on February 25, 2008 at 1:26 AM

there is a magic in all the procedures here


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