[Chris Hornbeck]

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:09:09 -0500, "Soundhaspriority"
wrote:

Ken, it's true that RF IR repeaters don't work well, because they all have
incredibly cheap circuitry. However, the wired ones work. See

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage...e_ID=3&x=0&y=0


The Xantech's work well and are as reliable as anything else
in optically and/or electrically noisy environments. It's
important to keep in mind that *many* modern devices cause
optical noise in the range of remote control carriers, including
especially plasma and LCD TV's, and some modern lighting
dimmers.

Don't mean to scare you off your project, but just a head's-up
that the receiving sensor may very likely need to be sited
after some experimentation. Don't stick it down and drill
extra holes without some testing. The Xantech IR emitters
light up a nice bright red when excited, to help!


I don't know of a non electronic solution.

Me neither. Would be a fun project for somebody with a bunch
of fiber optic tubing laying around, and a fair amount of
time and energy.

Off the top of my head, I'd guess that the toughest part
would be making the intake manifold.

All the best fortune,
Chris Hornbeck