 semperfiws6
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Posted: 8/3/2012 1:52:58 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT So only the user can see what gets illuminated with the weaponlight? |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 4:01:51 PM
[Last Edit: 8/3/2012 4:04:26 PM by HighInput]
Basically, yes.
anyone with an NVD will see it, that's why we don't want our enemies to get access to Night Vision AND need to maintain stricht light / laser discipline at night 
also, a very faint red glow visible to the naked eye is emitted when using this filter, only noticable from directly in front of it and at a few yards... you also need to know that the amount of illumination you get from it (WITH NV) is much less than the amount of white light the same flashlight emits. The newer LED models that can switch to IR mode are much more efficient i.e. Surefire Vampire. |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 4:06:06 PM
Originally Posted By semperfiws6:
Like the one with the M951. The use for these is in conjunction with a night vision scope/monocular, correct? So only the user can see what gets illuminated with the weaponlight? And anyone with even the cheapest of Gen 1 night vision. Ir light stands out like a beacon in the night. As already mentioned, use it only when needed. |
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murderman
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Posted: 8/3/2012 4:13:59 PM
Adding to the comments from others, my experience is that digital NV devices are particularly good at picking up active IR sources....it is one of the very few things that they are actually useful for.
Considering that a SF M1-IR costs barely more than the SF IR filters, I can't imagine why anyone would ever purchase the latter and have to deal with the reduced performance and higher failure rate of incandescent lamp assemblies. All illumination devices I own which were previously incan have since been converted to LED. If you need both white light and IR in a single device, get a Vampire. |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 5:32:22 PM
The usefullness of the IR filter is to be able to use a visible light with NV. That way you can have a dual purpose light. It does a poor job as an IR light source as it blocks a lot of the light and only a small percentage gets through the IR filter. It was from a time before the wide spread use of IR dedicated lights or the new dual visible/IR lights.
As mentioned above, a much better solution is to get the Vampire line of lights or the competitions version of it. You may also consider the cheap IR led dedicated lamp assemblies if you are primarily using it around NV. A dedicated IR led works much better than a visible light w/ an IR filter over it. The Vampire line have an IR led along with a visible light led in the head. You rotate the head to the setting you need, but only one can turn on at a time to prevent both from coming on. |
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brazos609
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Posted: 8/3/2012 7:11:11 PM
Originally Posted By murderman:
Considering that a SF M1-IR costs barely more than the SF IR filters, I can't imagine why anyone would ever purchase the latter and have to deal with the reduced performance and higher failure rate of incandescent lamp assemblies. Probably because there are thousands of stolen military M951 kits for sale on the internet and in pawn shops near bases. |
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