Right.
However, I mistakenly called it a "sensor" when it is actually a sending unit. It takes an electronic signal from the receiver, amplifier, or tuner and converts it to optical, then resends it to the next unit for whatever purpose but most usually to trigger a recording process.
At least, that’s what mine does.
Anyone else have something weird from their desk drawer?
Sorry to say, interesting as it is, this is way off topic. Do they have an "alt.weird_stuff_I_came_across" group?
El
"BigDaddyTx" wrote in message
I have one of those. It is for the remote on my PC TV Tuner card.
"El Kabong" wrote in message
The end opposite the 1/8" stereo mini plug is not likely to be an RCA phono
plug. (What’s the use of having stereo on one end and a single side of mono
on the other?)
It looks more like a sensor of some kind, often used as an extender for
a
UV
or other optical remote. It would have Velcro on it to allow it to be fixed
in front of the device it was intended to control, such as a VCR or DVR with
an optical receiver. The cable would be plugged into a device such as a satellite receiver or video amplifier and the sat receiver or amplifier would then be able to control the VCR or DVR for delayed or timed recording.
I have two similar gizmos in my junk drawer and never use them. DirecTV video recorder/receiver renders them extraneous because I just record on their gadget, then discard them after I’ve seen them. Years of saving
VHS
tapes (and finally giving them all away because I had no intention of watching them for the fifteenth time) has taught me the foolishness of hanging on to mediocre movies and the needlessness of keeping the really good ones… they will be shown again and my wishlist will capture them when
they are!
I Luvs DirecTV!
El
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"james" wrote in message
http://monkeebidness.com/thing.jpg
I don’t know why I have it. I don’t know what it is other than it’s a
cable
with a stereo plug on one end and what appears to be a light on one end
with
velcro
