Where can I buy an infrared switch?


Does anyone know where I can buy an infrared controlled switch? here's my problem....My home theater power amplifier (Theta Dreadnaught) does not have a remote control. Its power is controlled by a 5 volt momentary pulse that takes it from standby to power on (or off). A 5 volt momentary pulse to a different connector toggles it between 2 channels on and 5 channels on.

So, what I want is a IR receiver that will receive an infrared command and momentarily close a switch to a 5 volt circuit. A second IR command sent to the controller will momentarily close a different circuit that will send a 5 volt pulse to the other connector, switching the power amplifier between 2 channel and 5 channel modes.

Where can I buy this or find plans to build one?
sbeckhardt

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Go to smarthome.com They have an infrared switch for 110V so you would have to get a 5 volt DC adaptor (radioshack should have one). Buy two switches and two adaptors. You can program the switches for any IR code.
RAP is right. They used to sell 2035 IR which would have made things a little easier. But I went to their site, to find that it is no longer available. When I bought it they warned me that they lose their IR code. I've never had this problem and really like not using X-10 as I worry about the RF on the AC lines.