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…
TV-B-Gone – 20 IR LEDs + 9V = 90 ft range! – Link.
Tv-B-Gone hat – Link.
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OMG, I have the Exact Same Remote. Scary.
Does anyone have the schematics to make a TV-B-Gone?
Leno,
The schematics are trivial, basically a microcontroller connected to a battery, IR LED, and button. The magic here is all in software.
Cheers Oracle. That’s a shame. I’ll just have to find a UK supplier instead.
there is a magic in all the procedures here