Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!ncar!noao!asuvax!mcdphx!mcdchg!ddsw1!corpane!sparks From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: volume control of TV Keywords: none Message-ID: <290@corpane.UUCP> Date: 1 Feb 89 23:07:36 GMT References: <35241@bbn.COM> Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc., Louisville Ky Lines: 11 In article <35241@bbn.COM>, grossman@bbn.com (Martin Grossman) writes: > I'm interested in building an automatic volume control for my TV. > > What I want is a device that I can splice into the leads leading > to the speaker. It should have only 1 external componenet being > a pot. The device should increase the volume if its a wisper and > decrease the volume if its a roar. I think you are starting at the wrong end buddy. you want to tie into the volume pot on the tv, not the speaker. putting something on the speaker is a good way to blow out the amplifier.