Sensor Bar Troubles (USB would be nice.)

[W.A.C.]

I recently decided that I want to use my Wiimote on my PC for certain games and one problem I'm having is finding a solution with my sensor bar. I play console games using my monitor and for over half a year, the sensor bar on my monitor has worked great. Unfortunately, my Wii needs to be on for it to work and I don't want to do that everytime I want to use my Wiimote on my PC. To resolve this, I bought Nyko's wireless sensor bar and god that was a terrible purchase. It's huge, the only way to turn it off is by setting a timer or taking out the batteries, and since it was designed for bigger TVs, I have to be far away from it for it to work properly. I guess this is what I get for not doing a ton of research on a purchase. Also, once I have my sensor bar setup, I don't want to have to take it off to put in batteries because I use extremely sticky material to make sure it stays on perfectly. I'm really clueless what to do. I've seen some tutorials online for converting it to USB but I don't want to destroy any of the lights in the sensor bar. There's some homemade ones but I'm picky about appearance and don't want an ugly one on my monitor. What do you guys recommend I do? I'm quite frustrated. FYI, I like the idea of modding my sensor bar to get it work without the Wii if it isn't too difficult. I've actually modded my Wiimote in the past. [LINK] [/bragging]

[Link_to_the_past]

(01-22-2011, 10:55 AM)W.A.C. Wrote: I recently decided that I want to use my Wiimote on my PC for certain games and one problem I'm having is finding a solution with my sensor bar. I play console games using my monitor and for over half a year, the sensor bar on my monitor has worked great. Unfortunately, my Wii needs to be on for it to work and I don't want to do that everytime I want to use my Wiimote on my PC. To resolve this, I bought Nyko's wireless sensor bar and god that was a terrible purchase. It's huge, the only way to turn it off is by setting a timer or taking out the batteries, and since it was designed for bigger TVs, I have to be far away from it for it to work properly. I guess this is what I get for not doing a ton of research on a purchase. Also, once I have my sensor bar setup, I don't want to have to take it off to put in batteries because I use extremely sticky material to make sure it stays on perfectly. I'm really clueless what to do. I've seen some tutorials online for converting it to USB but I don't want to destroy any of the lights in the sensor bar. There's some homemade ones but I'm picky about appearance and don't want an ugly one on my monitor. What do you guys recommend I do? I'm quite frustrated. FYI, I like the idea of modding my sensor bar to get it work without the Wii if it isn't too difficult. I've actually modded my Wiimote in the past. [LINK] [/bragging]

Below is a USB sensor Bar that you can buy.
LINK

[W.A.C.]

I saw that but judging by the images and the reviews, it's probably big like that wireless one and meant for people who aren't playing so close to their monitors.

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This is the one I went with.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270540774702

It uses 4xAAA batteries and has a button on the front to switch it on/off. The physical dimensions are 9.5"L x 1"D x .5"H. I did modify an old cellphone charger to power it. The charger is a motorola SPN5185A 5v dc 550ma. See pictures below..