Alternative use for Solar Lights

[Matt In Oklahoma]

If you change out the white led's for infrared, you will have a great advantage in extending the range of your cheaper nightvision scopes. They depend upon IR for illumination, but you don't want to turn on the scope IR lights or you become a prime target. By having IR sources around your area, even a cheap nightvision will work for you. You may not see the intruder well, but you can see shadows. I expect that they would be trying to eliminate the IR sources first, so that might expose the opposition. My thought is to have IR illluminators protected by steel pipe and have a mylar balloon, permanently laminated, as a convex mirror to spread the light. The pipe would protect the illuminator, while their efforts to shoot it out would allow you to pinpoint their location.

I'd like to see some details on "how to" and "where to get that". Sounds interesting

[JUSTIFIED]

I'd like to see some details on "how to" and "where to get that". Sounds interesting

Ditto Kiddo!

[610Alpha]

Google is your friend :)

Actually i found this on radioshack - http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049723

If you know how to use a soldering gun you can put in an LED...not that hard really...try youtube as wel...I am sure someone has done a how to vid...if not I can do one. I don't have nightvision so i won't be able to tell if it works.

here is another one: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062565

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Google is your friend :)
Actually i found this on radioshack - http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049723
If you know how to use a soldering gun you can put in an LED...not that hard really...try youtube as wel...I am sure someone has done a how to vid...if not I can do one. I don't have nightvision so i won't be able to tell if it works.
here is another one: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062565

Yep, was kinda hoping someone would do or has done a "how to" and then show how well it worked. I can do it but would like to see it first. I've used the IR chemlights and know their limitations and strengths in both the Military and Law Enforcement and I have, I dunno, doubts maybe as to the effectiveness of the led especially in a semi lit environment. I can visualize the marker but not the illumination in my mind

[610Alpha]

tell you what I will stop at radioshack and pick one up and try it out....i will see if my video camera will pick up the difference but no promises on my video camera :) working this way.

[610Alpha]

Ok I picked up a High Output IR LED that I will try and put in my LED head lamp and we will see what happens....It might be tomorrow night before I get to actually putting it together.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Ok I picked up a High Output IR LED that I will try and put in my LED head lamp and we will see what happens....It might be tomorrow night before I get to actually putting it together.

Awesome! Looking forward to it

[610Alpha]

Initial test works...I bought 1 IR Led and put it in a headlamp I have been messing with...not very bright...Will do video tomorrow night.

[mosby's men]

i am surprised at how long the cheap 3 dollar ones from walmart last, i have one at rear view mirror height under my carport after i broke the mirror in my passenger side mirror backing out late one night

[610Alpha]

I started another thread under the homestead retreat section for my IR Test.

https://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?4483-DIY-Infrared-Lighting