Candles work so much better than IR bar

[dougie175]

I bought myself one of these battery powered IR bars, however it doesnt really work I cant really control the cursor with it.

Using 2 candles works perfectly however so I know everything is setup ok, but with the IR bar the cursor is jumpy and dissapears

Im guessing its probably something to do with the signal not being strong enough from the battery IR bar?

Im thinking of soldering in a USB port to give it constant power so I dont have to replace batteries anyway.

I need to get the bar working really though as I dont like the idea of using candles

Just didnt know if anyone knew what was causing the IR bar to be so poor?

Thanks