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If it is any consolation, what you see in your image (the black spots) are only cosmetic, i.e., dust in the tube or between the intensifier and the lens internally. If you get a copy of the Army TM 11-5855-306-10 Operator's Manual for the AN/PVS-14 it covers all of the functions and the Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) for acceptable conditions. We used this TM in the Army to do our checks on our NVDs every time before we used them. As to the black spots you're seeing, the TM states on page 2-28, SECTION 2-4 under INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR PROPER IMAGE INTENSIFIER OPERATION, PARAGRAPH C. COSMETIC BLEMISHES, SUBPARAGRACH (3) :
Black Spots. These are cosmetic blemishes in the image intensifier or dirt or debris between the lenses. Black spots are acceptable as long as they do not interfere with viewing the image. No action is required if this condition is present unless the spots interfere with the operator’s ability to view the image or to perform the mission. So for military missions your tube is a GO. That being said, many builders/companies "grade" their NV tube (not the generation 1, 2, or 3) by how many black spots are visible and charge a higher price for fewer "blemishes". This is better explained at http://www.nightvision4less.com/education-center-night-vision-tubes-grades.aspx. They explain how they charge more for better quality (fewer blemishes) tubes. Fewer blemishes usually equals higher price. Hope this helps. |
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This should be pretty easy. Only markings on it.
IMAGE INTENSIFIER ITT NIGHT VISION S/N 1 313399 F9800DTG2 Has a VERY faint whine when powered on. |
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Might be time to repost the link to the specs listing...it gets a little lost among the stickies.
https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/-/18-317705/? Should be helpful to many. Mig, this includes the specs for that DTG2 |
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Originally Posted By Lamneth:
Might be time to repost the link to the specs listing...it gets a little lost among the stickies. https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/-/18-317705/? Should be helpful to many. Mig, this includes the specs for that DTG2 View Quote |
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"Not only are there bats, but she has a whole legion of squirrels and chipmunks conducting a wild rodent rodeo in her belfry."
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Can someone please help me with tube ID?
Warranty Expires April 2019 NSN 5855-01-504-4590 contract number W91CRB-11-D-0082 serial number 519xxxx CAD 1743 MFR 13567 MX-11769/UV ID No. 80063-A3297320 |
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Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.
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Looks like a newer Omni VIII contract |
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Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.
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Here's a new one for the group:
SN 112199 DC 9251 K&M 2220 This tube is one of the tubes in a Sentinel that I was sent a pic of by another leo in a different dept. I'm hoping to get the info for the other tube as well. The strange part is that in the picture he sent me, the tube housing is covered in translucent red plastic...at least the end facing the user's eye. |
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Originally Posted By spectre3:
Here's a new one for the group: SN 112199 DC 9251 K&M 2220 This tube is one of the tubes in a Sentinel that I was sent a pic of by another leo in a different dept. I'm hoping to get the info for the other tube as well. The strange part is that in the picture he sent me, the tube housing is covered in translucent red plastic...at least the end facing the user's eye. View Quote |
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Any idea on the tube? They say its a MX11769(F9815)
ITT 272867-31 SN 603809 DC0905 I hear it whine when it is on, so i guess its autogated with manual gain? Any decent quality for this procurement/development tube? |
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Hello all,
I have a question that I've been wanting to ask as I've read through this thread. I am curious how do I know if a tube is a civilian tube or military? I see pictures on google and here and ebay that have an NSN, contract # etc. Are these ones that were a military contract overrun and sold on the civilian market? Thanks! |
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Hey I just got a unit and took a peek at the tube.
F9815K SN 40120XX Does anyone know anything about this tube? |
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Originally Posted By mustangduckk: Hey I just got a unit and took a peek at the tube. F9815K SN 40120XX Does anyone know anything about this tube? View Quote https://visionpdf.com/itt-exelis-night-vision-marketing-datasheet.html |
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I could use some help deciphering the info on this tube. its not alot of info and not the best picture but maybe someone will know something.
It is Autogated and manual gain. ITT 272007-9-054 S/N 344341 DC 0737 Thanks in Advance. Attached File |
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Hello gentlemen,
I have some interesting tube here I think. I've read this thread: https://www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/Dim-PVS-14-With-Low-Voltage-at-Power-Contacts-/18-494607/ (sorry, forgot to post a link) unfortunately I cannot reply to this thread any more so I am trying it here, I think that it is very similar topic. In this thread folks are talking about PSU of PVS 14 giving low voltage to the tube. I was interested in my PSU if it is giving OK voltage because last time I was out in the forest my tube seemed little bit dark to me, but it was only star light there. So I tested out PSU voltage and it gives out 2,998V (Battery has 1,44V), so I assume voltage output on my PSU is OK. Then I cleaned contacts with isopropyl alcohol on PSU and tube. Next I measured resistance on tube pigtail and thi was interesting. Between parallel leads there is almost 0,7MOhm resistance and NO POTs, but on PSU board there is 125kOhm resistance between pigtail connectors. So I assume that POTs are somewhere on PSU. I never seen pigtail like this withnout POTs with only 2 leads to IIT and some capacitor (probably) between them. What do you think about it? does anybody know what type of IIT and PSU is this and why is that different? I am just curious. Thank you guys. Tube is: W9124Q-05-D-0821 CAD 1538 image sharing |
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Hi, I have a tube that I would like to have i.d.ed
On the image intensifier it says ITT 272867-9-062 S/N 174827 Couldn't actually lift out the image intensifier for some reason, seemed to be glued in for some reason (or maybe I just suck at this). Anyone know when it was made and the omni number? Thanks in advance. |
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Looking for info on the following. I think its OMNI VIII. Can anyone supply some documentation to confirm?
W91CRB-11-D-0083 15/43 CAD Cage 55311 Thanks! |
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When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are ruled by criminals.
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When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are ruled by criminals.
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Have an F9815C tube. I can't find anything on the Charlie tube. Any ideas?
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MX10160 WG - can anybody tell me the rough performance level of this?
Serial - 10019X697 (can't make out what the sixth digit is in the picture I was sent) Cage - 55311 Contract No. - N00164-04-D-8530 Warranty Exp - MAR09 Can't quite make out the CAD either |
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HI !
Can you help me ? I've ITT tubes and I would like to know the omni class and year: Right tube: 273358-35 S/N: 114204056 Left tube: 273358-35 S/N: 121101473 Thanks ! |
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Is the serial number engraved on the power supply the actual correct serial number for ITT tubes? Or is it just a power supply serial number?
I have seen tubes with stickers and tubes without. I have a tube with a KM power supply and it doesn’t have a data decal like most I have seen. I also have an identical tube that says ITT and not KM. |
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Taken from a PVS-7:
ACC Date: 90-12 Part No: 300138-1 Guessing OmniI or II. Light years better than my Gen 1, so hard to gauge from appearance. MX-18282 perhaps? |
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Originally Posted By NAM:
Taken from a PVS-7: ACC Date: 90-12 Part No: 300138-1 Guessing OmniI or II. Light years better than my Gen 1, so hard to gauge from appearance. MX-18282 perhaps? View Quote |
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I'm trying to purchase this one:
MX11769/UV ID NO - 80063-A3297320 NSN - 5855-01-504-4590 WARRANTY - OCT 19 CAD- 1616 MFR - 13567 CONTROL NO - W91CRB-11-D-0082 SERIAL - 5077684 Is this OMNI VI or VII and is ITT manufacturer? |
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Any help for me would be great. All I can read without opening:
W15p7t—04-a-j208 3985871 MFR: 13568 CAD: 1032 |
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looks like an ekran tube fom russia - some can be quite good for gen2 but i doubt there is a way to find out much more especially when the writing has worn off
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W15p7t—04-a-j208
3985871 MFR: 13568 CAD: 1032 Any chance you can tell me specs on mine? Omni class or manufacture date? |
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Hello new to NV game and bought a PVS-14 that seems to be a no name unit that was bought at a gun show. Now that I have been bitten I picked up a Armasight PVS-14/6015. I’m blind in one eye so not sure I needed the second one!!!!
Here’s a picture of the no name tube. Anybody know what it is? Attached File Here is a picture of the Armasight tube. Attached File |
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Gents and Ladies.
Long time lurker, first time poster. Got my hands on this tube, and am wondering what do i have? It came out of something that looks like a small gyro-stabilized camera pod https://i.imgur.com/Q5pY633.jpg Any info would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks Eric |
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Originally Posted By hansen2300:
Gents and Ladies. Long time lurker, first time poster. Got my hands on this tube, and am wondering what do i have? It came out of something that looks like a small gyro-stabilized camera pod https://i.imgur.com/Q5pY633.jpg Any info would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks Eric View Quote |
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Thanks :)
I will get some pictures taken and uploaded later today. Setup is basically an interchangable camera lens - Gyrocam module - Intensifier - Watec Wat-902 H3 supreme b/w camera. I dont have any tech info on the Gyrocam yet, nor any pinout, but #FamousLastWords, how hard can it be? Just put power on it and see what happens :) |
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Would like to see some pics. Gyro-stabilized optics are another interest of mine.
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Pics uploaded.
After looking more carefully at it, i am not sure it is gyro stabilized, but rather the optical part of a gyro stabilized system. It is produced by Gyrocam, now Lookheed Martin Gyrocam, most likely after 2009, due to the CAD on the tube. I do find some matches in the NSN's, but no definitive ID on the model. Due to the Watec/intensifier feeding in from one side, and the unspecified Gyrocam module from the other side through the cubical split lens, i assume it could be a 2 sensor unit. BW / Color, Multispectral, IIT, Thermal, Fusion, Electro optical tracking? https://i.imgur.com/4pIp6VB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QRF4LvG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YE7MlZB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cOXkmrI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RnHKqMq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CVlODBS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/nq7Vzot.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5qQ1R8Q.jpg Ahh, Ze plot thikkens...... Regards Eric |
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Thanks for the pics! I want to say it is an image stabilized module. Prism is probably on an electromechanical actuator that corrects for vibration. Not a gyro but gets the job done.
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Thanks. Much appreciated assistance. From what i could see the prism is attached to the main housing, and the Gyrocam module attached to the back. I will disassemble a bit further within a few days, and see if i can get some more info :)
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edit - started thread on this one.
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