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mpooley #1 22/01/2010 - 02h22

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Hi all

I have a 46inch TV as my monitor and i sit about 4 to 5 ft away from it.

will the freeTrack work ok at this distance please?


thanks

Mike
Falcon #2 22/01/2010 - 23h48

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I think it should work OK. Just make rather bigger clip and use a bit more current (50-80mA?) for brigter LEDs when using from bigger distances.
mpooley #3 23/01/2010 - 01h42

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Thanks

perhaps i should use a 9v battary as well then?

Mike
Falcon #4 25/01/2010 - 13h55

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Not realy, you don't need such a voltage to run bright LEDs. I use 30mA from 2-3ft, when i used it from 3-4ft i just increased the brightness settings on cam and worked ok.
All u need is 2xAA for parallel or 4x1.5V AA for serial circuit setup, just use smaller  resistors. If u use serial version it should be a bit more power efficient and it is easy to switch the resistors if needed to tune brightness (there is just one).
Edited by Falcon on 25/01/2010 at 13h59.

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