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snymat68
 
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Super Compact TV-B-Gone

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I ordered the kit earlier this week. It showed up yesterday and I soldered it together.
I tested it today at Best Buy and it worked great, but it was too conspicuous for my liking... so I took matters into my own hands.

I got a variety of mint/gum/candy containers from the drug store, as well as some Energizer Ultimate Lithium AAA's. (They can handle the current output needed.) I opted to use the Altoids Mini container to cram everything into. The container isn't large enough to facilitate the batteries AND a battery holder, so I taped 2 of the AAA's together with a piece of metal at the one end and a 9V battery connector at the other end. That left just enough room for the 2 custom PCB's I made, one for the 4 LED's and one for everything else. I used a Dremel to trim 2 holes in the Altoids container and mounted a small push button switch. I lined the container with electrical tape (since it's a steel container) and stuffed everything inside. Not the easiest to swap batteries, but not too hard either.

Small and discrete! Mints anyone? :)
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Re: Super Compact TV-B-Gone

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Nice build! Thanks for posting.

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ghpk
 
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Re: Super Compact TV-B-Gone

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Nice Clean and Discreet Build,

I am sure if you manage to get smaller batteries, this could go into smaller mint package.

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Re: Super Compact TV-B-Gone

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You have to watch that the batteries you choose can provide the instantaneous current required for the circuit.

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