TV-B-Gone Universal TV Power Remote Control Keychain

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Instant Reactivation Feature: This new feature allows you to press the button at any time to RESTART transmission of all of its infrared codes. Since the codes for the most popular TVs are closest to the beginning of the sequence, you can shut off more TVs faster, without waiting the full 69 seconds, as with the original version. A large number of newer European TVs will work with TV-B-Gone kit, but its not as likely. For example, instead of 90% success, its more like 50% Using your soldering iron, heat up a leg of the button and the poke solder into it to make a nice solder joint. http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=1-390261-2virtualkey57100000virtualkey571-1-390261-2

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: This organization is a thoughtful, practical resource for parents wanting to raise their kids to become wonderful people. Most probably. Although new models of TVs come out all the time, they rarely use new power codes. TV-B-Gone® will work with many new models of HDTVs and 4K TVs as well! Try it out! The body of the Sonic comes from this replica of [10]’s screwdriver from Think Geek. Inside, the screwdriver has space for a battery a circuit board to control the lights and sound normally expected of a sonic screwdriver. [furrysalamander] added a freeform circuit composed of an ATtiny85, a transistor, LED, and a few resistors to add the ability to turn just about any TV off. http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=140-XRL10V100-RCvirtualkey21980000virtualkey140-XRL10V100-RC TV-B-Gone remote controls mimic all of these different ways that manufacturers have of pulsing IR light. And it does it in the same way that almost all other remote controls do it: by a small computer chip sending out the correctly timed pulses from information stored in its own database to the IR LED. But unlike most universal remote controls, TV-B-Gone only emits pulses for POWER, which, of course, is the only important function of any remote control, since this will put televisions in their most beneficial state: OFF. Another difference between TV-B-Gone and most other universal remote controls is that it sends out its code for virtually every manufacturer of televisions. Since tv manufacturers often use different POWER codes for their North American televisions than for their European televisions, we make 2 different models of TV-B-Gone universal remote controls, one with a database of North American POWER codes, and one with a database of European POWER codes. The POWER codes for most Asian televisions are almost all the same as those for North American televisions, so the North American model is also the same as the Asian model.So 5 Volt is indeed pushing it a bit but i guess it is OK as I presume the author's device is still working. For a TVb-Gone I can imagine one wants more range as the TV in question might be further away or behind glass or whatever. Here at TV-B-Gone®, we believe that children should be encouraged to watch TV as little as possible. TV-B-Gone® remote controls may be useful tools for kids to learn to turn off TVs in an enjoyable way. Of course, TV-B-Gone® remotes should not be used by children who might choke on small plastic items. Representatives from Channel One and CNN's airport and waiting room networks could not be reached for comment by press time.

I have a setup with the IR204 and SFH585 in series with a 20 ohm resistor and a BC547 (Vcesat=0.2V), so that leaves a drop of 1.4+1.5+0.2=3.1 Volt. leaves 2 volt, so ideally I would be pushing 100mA through the LED's. Her co-worker, shelving DVDs in the corner, saw the key chain. A sly smile crept through his goatee. "You got any more of those?" he asked.Do this by the morning of Monday, June 29th to make sure you’re in the running. We’ve been diligent about adding entries to the lists for Atmel, Freescale, Microchip, and Texas Instruments but at the rate new entries have been coming in it’s easy to miss one here or there. Don’t be bashful about asking to be added to these lists! The TV-B-Gone Pro SHP (Super High Power) is the latest TV-B-Gone to be announced. It is considerably more powerful than the standard model, using eight infra-red LEDs to allow TVs to be turned off from distances of up to 100 meters (300feet). TV-B-Gone Pro SHP is switchable between its North American and European databases of POWER codes. Later, in 2009, Mitch Altman made a new kind of TV-B-Gone Pro SHP. Instead of disguising it as an iPhone, Mitch Altman has made the new and improved TV-B-Gone look like an iPod Nano and go ten more yards than the old one. The IR LEDs have more than 100mA going through them. This is way more than a microcontroller pin can supply (usually 20 to 40 mA max!) so we use a 'driving' transistor. These NPN transistors amplify the power of a microcontroller pin and are designed to turn off currents of over 100mA. When the base pin is pulled high (though the base resistor) the transistor turns on and the LED turns on too. When the base pin is pulled to ground, the transistor turns off and no current passes through the LED. This is an unassembled kit which means that soldering is required - but it’s very easy and a great introduction to soldering in general. The kit’s powered by 2x AA batteries - that aren’t included- and the output comes from 2x narrow beam IR LEDs and 2x wide-beam IR LEDs. During the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, an individual associated with Gizmodo brought a TV-B-Gone remote control and shut off many display monitors at booths and during demos affecting several companies. [2] These actions caused the individual to be banned for life from future CES events. [3] See also [ edit ]