Have some home made sensor bar fun with a potato bag clip and some various electronics.
Video after the jump.
“Materials needed:
1. Plastic potato chip bag clip.
2. 3 High Output IR LED’s from RatShack. Part # 276-143 1.6V or this IR LED
forward voltage.
3. Electrical tape/and or/solder and soldering iron.
4. USB cable (unused/extra/old – will require damaging)
5. Cutco or other sharp knife for drilling plastic.
6. Super glue.
7. Small set of semi-needle nose pliers.
8. Flathead screwdriver”