diff --git a/IR_Encoder.cpp b/IR_Encoder.cpp
index 1f38e20..9f5c56a 100644
--- a/IR_Encoder.cpp
+++ b/IR_Encoder.cpp
@@ -315,13 +315,13 @@ void old() {///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void IR_Encoder::sendByte(uint8_t byte, bool* prev, bool LOW_FIRST) {
     uint8_t mask = LOW_FIRST ? 0b00000001 : 0b10000000;
     for (uint8_t bitShift = 8; bitShift; bitShift--) {
-        digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
-        digitalWrite(9, LOW);
+        // digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
+        // digitalWrite(9, LOW);
         byte& mask ? send_HIGH(prev) : send_LOW();
         *prev = byte & mask;
         LOW_FIRST ? mask <<= 1 : mask >>= 1;
-        digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
-        digitalWrite(9, LOW);
+        // digitalWrite(9, HIGH);
+        // digitalWrite(9, LOW);
     }
 }