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Old 03-21-2007, 07:09 PM   #1
 
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Last Month my dog chewed my sensor bar cable and because it is an optic cable i could not fix it. I was looking around the net and found out that i could use candles so i watched the video on youtube and decided to try it myself and to my amasement it worked
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You can use anything that gives off some kind of light. Flashlights, candles, remote controls with the button held down.

It is pretty neat.. :p
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Old 03-21-2007, 07:35 PM   #3
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you can really use a flashlight????

i knew about the candles thing since thats been posted on here many a times (search box is your friend ) but flashlights? thats something im going to have to try this weekend.....
 
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I used two maglites.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Wii-Infrared-Sen...QQcmdZViewItem

or ypu could buy a new one....or get a wireless one
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I used two maglites.

i have surefire optic flashlights with LEDs....(used for weapons...) a BIT more powerful than a maglite so lets see what happends....
 
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more specifically anything that gives off IR radiation....(so you will find some 'lights' will work better than others...)
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