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Re: IR sensors

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Originally Posted by dmellich
Ok, we found the "hardware" for the IR sensor. However, we're not sure about the mounting board shown on the instructions. Is it the one that is in the padded envelope? If so, do we cut it down to a smaller size? Any help is much appreciated.
I think the piece of vectorboard is used to make the beacon (make sure you read the thread about the schematic error before you build this). The sensors are meant to be directly soldered to the end of a PWM cable or inserted into a connector that you build (this is what I did).

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