20 May
2005
20 May
'05
12:08 a.m.
Tony wrote:
Surely there's one encoder and IR transmitter for
the entire keyboard
(there may be several IR LEDs, but normally they're wired in series and
send the same information). In which case if _any_ keys work, then it's
very unlikely the problem is with the IR transmitter.
True, I'm just trying to eliminate all possibilities because the
mechanical side of things looks OK - no obvious cracks or breaks etc.
card sized -- coated with some special phosphor
material. You 'charge'
them by exposing them to normal light, and then they glow if hit with an
IR beam. You can recharge them many times, I am not sure what the
lifetime is.
Those would be handy! Any idea of manufacturer name etc? I'll do some
searching at work.....
cheers
--
adrian/witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?