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From: irwin@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Infra-red remote controlled power s
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Date: 7 Feb 90 16:07:00 GMT
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/* Written 10:14 am  Feb  5, 1990 by tjr@concurrent.co.uk in m.cs.uiuc.edu:sci.electronics */
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>Can anyone help me by telling me the manufacturer (if there is one!)
>of a product, either pre-assembled or in kit form, that could control
>the power supply to an electrical appliance via an I/R remote. 

>This device should ideally sit between the mains socket and the appliance
>and must be available in the UK.

>Please e-mail, thanks in advance.
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I would adapt the radio portion of an electronic garage door opener,
if one could not be found else where.

A modern radio with binary security code can be purchased to update
older systems on garage door openers. I got one from Sears and updated
our garage door opener. This could pick up a latching relay in the
same fashion that it does for the motor of the opener, to power the
device in question.

I do not know, but assume that door openers and radio systems are used
in the UK.

Al Irwin
irwin@m.cs.uiuc.edu