In message , Joerg writes
As an aside, is there a legal limit for IR emission from remote controls?
As for the original problem, rip apart a few CD-ROM drives and use the lasers ;-)
-- Clint Sharp
much. Some remotes in hotels really
Since there are numerous Ieconomical Rleds available eminently suitable for this task with compatible (and again economical) receivers and receiver/decoders why would you want to make life more complicated, more expensive, and less likely to work in this scenario by using a laser from a CD-ROM?
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Yes there are legal limits to radiation from lasers and/or leds generally based upon IEC 60825 et seq
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