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Step 6Use It
The slide switch that is connected directly to the push button switch puts the Tv-B-Gone into repeat mode where it repeats the 60 second cycle indefinately. The slide switch connected to the 555 timer puts the hat into rapid fire mode where it will repeat the first X seconds of tv off codes (these are the more common codes that are placed first). To adjust the number of seconds before the cycle repeats adjust the 100K potentiometer, a good value is about 70K. Note that if the repeat switch is on the rapid fire switch will have no effect.
To test out your creation use a cell phone with a camera, put the cell phone into picture taking mode and point it at an IR LED then hit the push button on the Tv-B-Gone. You should be able to observe the LED blinking on the screen of the cell phone.
Once your sure it works you should spend some time aiming the LEDs properly so that they turn off tvs you are looking at and they dont get shielded by the bill of the hat.
To test out your creation use a cell phone with a camera, put the cell phone into picture taking mode and point it at an IR LED then hit the push button on the Tv-B-Gone. You should be able to observe the LED blinking on the screen of the cell phone.
Once your sure it works you should spend some time aiming the LEDs properly so that they turn off tvs you are looking at and they dont get shielded by the bill of the hat.
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it would be so fun to get one of these into an airport... oh well
it seems like adding a cloth underneath all the wire would help hide it (maybe removable w/ holes for the leds)