BigBen Sensor Bar

[GeoMan]

Hello all,

I bought a (cheap) Big Ben sensor bar for use with Dolphin (using candles worked fine but i don't want to risk burning the house down!)

The sensor comes with 4 AAA batteries plus a cable to connect to Wii usb in case you want to use it as a wired sensor instead of wireless. My question is:

Has anyone tried a cable modification with this sensor to draw power from a PC usb?

I have seen a couple of conversion videos but i don't know if the PC usb power is enough or too much to drive the BigBen's sensor's leds.

If anyone has done this, please let me know.

[ulao]

The main reason for the 4 batteries was to over come the low powered usb/wireless types. The ultra bar is another example. If you want to mess with resistors and what not start with a cheep wireless bar and go from there. I have a hand full of brand new ones so PM me if you want one. I only ask for shipping. Its too easy to make a mistake and burn a bar up.