Remote controlled audio potentiometer (OT?)

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Maxy888

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Hello,

I would like to change the manual volume potentiometer of my integrated
amplifier with a motor-driven potentiometer which must be infrared
controlled.

My question is simple...

How do I do that?

I've already chosen the potentiometer, what do I need now? A servo control?
And what about the infrared control and reciever?

Do you have any idea about some newsgroup I colud ask in?

Thank You
 
Are you absolutely sure the volume control on your amplifier is a
potentiometer? Many new amps use an encoder (noiseless), which
essentially uses pulses, which would make an IR remote project
somewhat easier.
Either way, the project will not be simple.
The money & hours spent on designing & machining an IR servo might be
better off spent on an amp that comes with a remote.
Here's an example project for a realtively simple speaker switch to
see what you're getting into;
http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/hcs-pdf/57-oden.pdf
You can purchase ready made stuff here;
http://www.smarthome.com/avvlmctrl.html
http://www.basshome.com/subcategory_153.htm
Google for "IR remote projects"
G'Luck!


On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:22:34 +0100, "Maxy888"
<maxy888[NOSPAM]@tiscali.it> wrote:
Hello,
I would like to change the manual volume potentiometer of my integrated
amplifier with a motor-driven potentiometer which must be infrared
controlled.
My question is simple...
How do I do that?
I've already chosen the potentiometer, what do I need now? A servo control?
And what about the infrared control and reciever?
Do you have any idea about some newsgroup I colud ask in?
Thank You
 

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