[mythtv-users] IR transmitter testing

[Dave Hofstra]

In my experience, looking at the emitter with a video camera is a great way
to tell if it is working.  When the IR signal is sent, it looks like an
incredibly bright light to a video camera (camcorder).

On 3/21/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> In my searching for info on IR blasters I came across several
> incredibly convoluted methods of testing IR emitters.
>
> MCM Electronics sells for $2US a piece of laminated cardboard that
> has a chemically sensitive section that glows when hit with IR
> radiation. Part # 72-003.
>
> Not just for Myth, but for testing any remote to see if it needs
> batteries etc.
>
> Just in case anybody's interested, it's sure a lot easier than some
> of the tests I saw :-)
>
>
> Brian Wood
> beww at beww.org
>
>
>
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