# Issue using ref="" in a repeat.for with a value converter

**URL:** <https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/issue-using-ref-in-a-repeat-for-with-a-value-converter/2328>\
**Category:** Help Requests\
**Created:** [February 28, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/issue-using-ref-in-a-repeat-for-with-a-value-converter/2328 "2019-02-28T15:53:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![edwrd01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@edwrd01](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/edwrd01)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/issue-using-ref-in-a-repeat-for-with-a-value-converter/2328/5 "2019-03-01T10:37:25Z")

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Hi bigopon, I added some comments here, hopefully this will help explain the issue a little clearer [https://codesandbox.io/s/9yp85jv75y](https://codesandbox.io/s/9yp85jv75y) Its entirely possible that this should be working, and that I am missing something obvious, but at the moment I am stumped.  
Thank you for your assistance with this 🙂

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