Re: IR remote control?

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• Subject: Re: IR remote control?
• From: Stan <sdarling-at-columbus.rr-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 16:22:37 -0600
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Jan, I use an RF remote controller device as my primary switch.  I use
X10 stuff which you can get at Radio Shack--an "appliance module" and
the "keychain remote module".  Total cost was about $20.  The keychain
transmitter looks like a car alarm gadget and has two channels.  I use
one for my actual TC and the other to contol the several lights around
my TC (which required $10 wall switch modules).  That way I can kill the
lights, turn on the TC for a minute, turn off the TC, then turn on all
the lights with it.  Works great.  Have never had it not respond due to
RF from the TC. Of course, I always unplug the NST whenever I'm tuning
or tinkering in addition to turning off the RF switch.

Also, and this may be a bad idea, but I've used the X10 inductive dimmer
unit (which says it is designed specifically for transformer uses such
as low-voltage lighting) to not only switch the TC but as a cheapo
"variac" to vary input power.  So far no smoke or fire :)

-Stan

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Jan Florian Wagner <jwagner-at-cc.hut.fi>
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> wanted to ask if anyone is using, in addition to switches and key locks,
> an IR remote control to turn on/off the TC? I'm considering building a
> timed IR remote switch for my 400VA PSU. Obviously a radio controlled one
> wouldn't work :o) but maybe IR? Or is there too much IR radiation from
> the streamers?
> Has anyone tried this?
> 
> greetz,
> Jan
> 
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>  Jan Florian Wagner
>  jwagner-at-cc.hut.fi, petwag-at-kolumbus.fi
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