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TV-B-Gone flashlight extension

TV-B-Gone flashlight extension
This is Instructable extends the range of a normal TV-B-Gone similar to this Instructable. It uses 12 Infrared-LEDs with a 9V battery. Within seconds you can replace the flashlight-extension with a single IR-LED to have the original size back or put any other extension to it.
 
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Step 1Get the parts

You need:
  • 1 TV-B-Gone
  • 1 IC-socket
  • 1 optocoupler
  • 12 IR-LEDs
  • 1 9V battery
  • 1 flashlight
  • Soldering stuff (knife, soldering iron, wire, etc.)
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3 comments
May 23, 2009. 8:17 PMReCreate says:
Ha Yeah,So Neat,It Looks Like A Flashlight,No One will Suspect anything!
May 8, 2009. 4:26 PMIW5 Industries says:
i have the same flashlight that has been torn apart and in my parts bin and now it has a use!
Mar 9, 2009. 7:49 PMjoejoerowley says:
Nifty!

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