2009-01-13, 15:44
Anyone have any suggestions or experiences with mounting their MCE Infrared Modules inside the PC Case? I would love to see any photos or descriptions of how people are doing this.
2009-01-13, 16:00
http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/84557.aspx
http://www.hoojum.com/pdfs/assembly-c5.pdf (this gives you some photographs of the insides)
http://www.hoojum.com/pdfs/assembly-c5.pdf (this gives you some photographs of the insides)
2009-01-14, 19:54
Thanks...I managed to get my MCE Module disassembled, wrapped with electrical tape to insulate it, and inside my case. I drilled a 1/4" hole in the front of my case, and I have the IR "eye" visible through that hole.
I attempted to desolder the eye from the circuit board using a desoldering braid so I could extend it with some wires, but was only able to desolder the supports, not the 3 pins actually used for the signal. Since I was able to desolder the supports, I was able to slightly and gently bend the IR Eye to make it more visible through the hole, but I'm still not satisfied. I did some dremeling inside the case to allow the module to be closer to the front of the case, but I still need to do a little more.
I attempted to desolder the eye from the circuit board using a desoldering braid so I could extend it with some wires, but was only able to desolder the supports, not the 3 pins actually used for the signal. Since I was able to desolder the supports, I was able to slightly and gently bend the IR Eye to make it more visible through the hole, but I'm still not satisfied. I did some dremeling inside the case to allow the module to be closer to the front of the case, but I still need to do a little more.
