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Re: IR Receivers mounting

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Originally Posted by Atheist
I assume that we shouldnt go belove it either??? Anyone else know if 44 inches is correct?
Hey Atheist,

We built an IR beacon without a housing and raised it 44 inches above ground. We placed our receiver at ground level, and received signals down to 2 feet (on the ground) away from the beacon. Any closer and it got a little sketchy.

Both the receiver and beacon LEDs were aligned to point parallel to the ground.

The LEDs and receiver both seem to have pretty good spread, so you should have a fair bit of flexibility on your mounting height.

I was a little worried at first about mounting height, but once we got it working, I wasn't so concerned.