Extend IR Reciever length

[gsbinfm]

Is there any way to extend the length of the IR reciever by splicing in cat5? I do this with regular IR systems, but would like to see if anyone has tried this and if it works before I cut the cable.

 

[Wiinter]

The infrared "receiver" is located in the wii remote. There are cable extensions on ebay for the sensor bar (ir source) that would prevent any need for splicing.

 

[gsbinfm]

cool - thanx

 

[billcsho]

There are two things limiting the range of the IR signal tranmission range in Wii. First is the intensity of the IR LED which has a limit of around 25ft. Second is the distance between the 2 groups of IR-LEDs in the sensor bar. Read my earlier thread for the details in extending the IR range.