[slinkelist] Transmitter Range

[David Aue]

You could try using a 12V power supply for the Slink-e (don't go any higher)
or you could use a smaller value resistor in the transmitter module.

David Aue
Nirvis Systems

> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of Cullen Simpson
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 3:13 PM
> To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: [slinkelist] Transmitter Range
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> Is there any way to boost the power to the transmitter?
> I want to place mine about 20 feet from the stereo closet with
> the devices to
> control. The Slink-e is in another room with about 15 feet of
> line running to
> the closet. Then there is a splitter in the closet (I have a
> receiver on one
> side) which connects to a line that runs about 20 feet to the
> other side of
> the room.
>
> I found a perfect place for the transmitter and set about testing
> it in that
> location with all of my devices. (by the way, I am using the
> supplied flat
> phone cord to do this testing, but will use CAT-5 for the final install).
> Also, the stereo closet is one of those bi-fold type with louvers
> in it. I
> removed the louvers from the top sections of the door and
> replaced them with
> tinted glass.
>
> Anyway, all of my devices work OK except the RCA DSS box. It
> works when I open
> the closet door or when I lower the transmitter to about 5 feet up on the
> wall (not a good spot for it).
>
> So, I am looking to boost the signal a little. Or, would it help
> any if I took
> the transmitter apart and re-oriented the leds so that they all
> faced forward?
> Maybe even remove two of them, would that give more juice to the
> other three?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Cullen Simpson
>
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