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Originally Posted by pii_wii
Has anyone thought that another way around this is to hook the original bar up to a 9Vdc PSU?
I have to be honest and say that I have not had a good look at the plug on the Sensor bar, but I am sure this would be possible.
If indeed all the Wii supplies is 9Vdc then this should be very simple to do - then you can have the cable as long as you want and should not have to hack you sensor bar to pieces?
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Yes, you're right, but it would be the same principle as mentioned (it will
still involve splicing ----- in this case splicing a 9Vdc cable into the senderbar cable). Alternatively, you could try what I initially tried of connecting a 9V battery to the contact ends in the plug, but this time using the ends of the 9Vdc cable, I found it to be quite fiddly and didn't always stay in place when I tried........but you're post prompted me to find an easier way
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Originally Posted by pii_wii
Can someone post a good piccy of the plug so we can see?
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Interestingly, after hunting for a close up, I found this:
It's a purpose built extension cable designed specifically for the special plug the senderbar uses - in which case this
would be a case of no splicing, plug and go.
It's 5.6ft long and kind of renders my whole post moot
(I'm already using the 4gamers wireless bar, but I'm still happy with it as it chucks out more IR than the official one so is perfect for bigger rooms).
If you get the extension lead from Divineo (which, considering it's only £3 each, and you can daisy chain them for longer length
, seems like a good buy) it would be interesting to see how you get on (would you mind posting back with your results if you do?)