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Post 11 made on Monday September 14, 2020 at 12:23
SB Smarthomes
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On September 12, 2020 at 20:00, FreddyFreeloader said...
Just wanted to mention the IR input works great. BUT...for whatever reason they installed a STEREO 3.5mm jack for the IR input. You must cut off the 3.5mm stereo plug end off something- I use the Y adapters that used to come with Sonos players- twist the ring and tip together and splice to the signal on the 3.5 mono/URC end. Ground to ground. It’s also way better to use as heavy gauge wire as possible on the mono pigtail (not the crappy URC emitters) and quality splices (not dolphins). You can cut the plug end off a Xantech emitter and keep the flasher end to splice into a cat 5 down the road.

For those of you who haven't found these yet... order some!  They're the perfect thing to stick on the back of TVs and other devices to connect IR emitters.  Works well for transitioning from CAT or 22/2 wiring to emitters or into devices with a 1/8" plug by using the adapter and then 1/8" mono or stereo cable:

[Link: easyadapters.com]
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Santa Barbara Smarthomes


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