TV-B-Gone Gun


Ferry, from the HackedGadgets Forum, writes:
"I took 30 IR LEDs and wired them up, a SMD FET switches them on and off and is wired up with a pinheader connector to the TV-B-Gone. Internally the FET is connected to the output pin of the controller, which is also connected to the transistor driving the normal IR LED.
I took a lens out of a old beamer, and used a PVC tube to fit all the stuff in.
After all I painted it black, paint doesn't hold too well on PVC but whatever.
It's possible to focus the beam by turning on a blue LED and slide the LEDs when loosening the screws on the side."
TV-B-Gone Gun - Link
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- TV-B-Gone coverage on the Make: Blog - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Feb 4, 2008 12:00 PM
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| Posted by: samurai1200 on February 4, 2008 at 12:37 PM |
its only been tested at about 50 feet, but im sure with that many LEDs, it can go much further...
| Posted by: Jay on February 4, 2008 at 1:39 PM |
Where I live if you pulled that out to turn some TV's off you'd get shot or put in jail or maybe both.
| Posted by: David Feather on February 4, 2008 at 3:18 PM |
Why bother with trying to turn a TV off that's _that_ far away? Is it really bothering you that much? Does doing this make some really significant statement to society? Or are you just trying to be an annoying **** and remove yourself from the situation just far enough to face the consequences for your actions?
| Posted by: Dennis Williamson on February 4, 2008 at 9:48 PM |
"paint doesn't hold too well on PVC"
Try Krylon Fusion directly or as a primer for another paint.
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