Tv B Gone kit v 1.2

[447za]

Hi there.
I bought Tv B gone kit v 1.2 and I solder components it works fine, but 1 thing bothers me there is place for R2 resistor.
There is place for it, but I didnt solder it in there (R2 resistor) because there wasnt it in manual solder it in circuit.
What that R2 resistor does ??
more powerful IR leds or what ? [b:banned]this is version 1.2[/b:banned]
Sorry my english, hope you understand what I mean

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[franklin97355]

If you follow the link printed on your board or go here http://ladyada.net/make/tvbgone/ you will see the resistor is not there either.

[447za]

Yah I know and I did, but I want to know what R2 Resistor DOES

[adafruit]

http://www.ladyada.net/make/tvbgone/design.html talks about the resistors, the names are swapped but their usage is in there

[447za]

so can I get simple answer thanks.
Is there any point to solder R2 resistor in circut to get more better tv b gone or NOT.

[adafruit]

its not necessary or better
if it was necessary or better, it would have been in the instructions

[rasqba]

But actually I think it will look better with no empty space for R2, so will it hurt anything or make the device work worse if I solder it?

[adafruit_support_bill]

It is not necessary for operation, but will not hurt anything to have it there.