IR Illuminators for NV & IR Safety, pt.3-of-3

[@therattyfire5468]

I found this series of videos extremely useful. There's a lot of information relating to ir illuminaters and lasers that I didn't have a clue about. The demo with the bin bag poly shocked me with the intensity of the laser, also the advice on the batteries was invaluable. Thank you so much Bruce and Russ for the time and effort you put into your tutorials, I for one am so glad I sub'd your channel as I've learnt so much from it, especially after purchasing the Pard008lrf your my go to advice center. ATB... BILLY 👍👍👍

[@RussDouglas222]

Wow thanks very much Billy, we're certainly very happy to share the information as we learn it ourselves. I know I've learned a lot filming these, with Bruce as the Oracle of all things NV & Thermal-related. Lots more to come, though I'll give it a few days before I upload the next -don't want to overload everyone. :o) Cheers. Russ

[@richyf194]

Absolutely spot on. Very straight forward and unbiased, just the types of video we all need to make informed choices. Thank you both.

[@michaelpeddelty4324]

I am just getting into air gunning and just purchased a pard 008lrf all these videos with you and Bruce are great and really informative keep them coming

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks very much Michael and congrats on getting what's must be just about the ultimate airgun pest control scope! All the best, cheers. Russ

[@skalliwag2766]

That was absolutely brilliant, I never knew about the battery under charge, keep up the great information

[@RussDouglas222]

Happy to help bud (great moniker BTW), loads more Pard videos on my channel here too. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@davidmackee8575]

brilliant series of videos and very interesting and informative thanks guys ...

[@RussDouglas222]

Our pleasure David, thanks for watching and feel free to share. All the best, cheers. Russ

[@sparkoceanic]

Awesome info. I'm going to be buying an IR led light eventually. Led technology is so cool, and i love the infrared spectrum. So much of what we look at is experienced through cameras now, and an infrared lightsource is a great tool to have! Thanks to the both of you for sharing your expert knowledge on the subject, it was very fascinating and well presented.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thank-you pepper, loads more to come v.soon, including (hopefully today) my Airmaks Katran B review -then I'll be editing another exclusive video I recorded with Bruce yesterday... he's only built an annealing machine for fellow reloaders! Thanks for watching. 👍

[@sparkoceanic]

@@RussDouglas222 Epic, he seems like an interesting fellow! I'll keep an eye out

[@matttautz231]

Very informative! Learned so much in just half an hour. I found myself looking into the beam of an ir torch to find out if it was switched on. Now I know better. Thankfully it was a LED. Good tip to look at the reflection on your hand or through a mobile phone. I’ll treat the red dot on my new NV008LRF with great respect. Does the warning also apply to the range finder beam? I assume it does. Will do the bin bag test. Finally, great tips and info about the 18650 batteries. Didn’t know what ‘protected” meant. One last question: Can I use a pin head surface 18650 instead of the flat head (can’t screw the cap fully shut but it works) or will that damage the unit? Once again, thanks to you both. I’ll never understand how anyone could give a thumbs down here.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks very much Matt that's very kind of you. There's certainly a lot less energy being output via the LRF beam, but it's definitely safer not to look into any IR beam when switched-on. No you shouldn't use a pinhead 18650 as you don't need the 'protection' it offers, but more importantly you'll not be able to screw the cap on and thus make the unit watertight. Bruce recommends genuine Panasonic or Samsung batteries. Thanks for watching and commenting, all the best. Cheers. Russ

[@matttautz231]

Thanks Russ! I have another question. The Pard does not (or no longer) have a dedicated app for the Wi-Fi connection. Is there any app that you can recommend that will work? It’s a bit silly to offer the Wi-Fi option and then no one can use it. Same goes for the Nitesite that I also have. There used to be a NitePlayer app which no longer works and has not been updated or supported for a while. Perhaps a generic Wi-Fi app could work for both?

[@RussDouglas222]

@@matttautz231 I've heard via the NightVision Forum (www.nightvisionforumuk.com/viewforum.php?f=3) of a few that work, including PPShow and OK Cam plus - but I just record direct to 128GB MicroSD card, so haven't used them myself. Hope this helps, cheers. Russ

[@emmarowley1096]

Brilliant series of videos. The bin bag test really shocked me and I honestly hadn’t thought about it before. I have a NIGHTFOX XB5 IR illuminator which has a green light on the back so you know if it’s on and it is 5w 850nm and has a stepless dimmer switch

[@emmarowley1096]

The battery information was excellent

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks Emma, very glad you found it both interesting and useful. 👍🏻 A new budget NV kit review and a new rifle review coming to my channel this week, all being well. 🤞🏻 Cheers. Russ

[@emmarowley1096]

@@RussDouglas222 look forward to it. Subcribed. Kind regards to you and Bruce.

[@RussDouglas222]

@@emmarowley1096 Thanks very much for subscribing, it means a lot -and I'll pass those on to Bruce tomorrow, we're filming another independent (NV) kit review at his, just as it gets dark. Cheers. Russ

[@56Gumball]

Very informative series of videos, thanks very much for your hard work! 👍🏼

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks Bill, we're very happy that they're useful. 👍🏻 Cheers. Russ

[@Mike-yq6jg]

great vid again , I didn't know about the batteries

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks for that Mike, and for watching. Cheers. Russ

[@davidjohnson6891]

Great series keep up the good work didn`t know that about the batteries and I have always been worried about the pard being switched on by accident in the gun bag and running the battery right down as I read online that if you flatten the battery in the pard it will stuff up the menu function. What make of battery would you recommend as a spare for the pard nv008 as it came with only one battery branded pard many thanks David

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks very much David. I believe/remember that was an early problem whereby if the battery ran flat or was taken out while the unit was on, the firmware had to be reinstalled -but that was fixed a long time ago by a firmware update. Bruce always recommends (1) avoid any battery brand with "..fire..." in the name (2) stick to genuine Panasonic or Samsung(?) batteries from reliable ebay suppliers like 'Torchy the battery boy' or 'The Ecolux Shop'. Remember it's only flat-top 18650's, and don't use silicon oil if the battery cap threads are dry/scratchy, instead clean them and apply a little bit of Vaseline. Oh and if you record video to the card with audio enabled it can pick up interference when the battery drops to one bar, or with cheap batteries. Enjoy your PARD. 👍🏻 Cheers. Russ

[@matthewo6077]

I have just got into night vision, and I'm looking at Ir illuminators. Most of my shooting is on sheep farms, and from what you said about damaging live stock eyes, do I need to be looking at LED or will a laser be ok. Many thanks, Matthew

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Mathew, providing any VCSEL IR comes under the Lamp standard (e.g. as Pards do), then its IR beam will be too dispersed to do any harm to the eyes of any livestock. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@matthewo6077]

@RussDouglas 222 Thank you. I will do more research looking for an Ir. There are so many out there that i don't know where to start. So, as long as it is a VCSEL or LED, then it should be fine . You say lamp standard, what do I need to be looking at for that. many thanks

[@Wolverineverminshooting]

Another interesting video russ👍

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks bud. 👌🏻

[@mchughcb]

The wolfeyes Xbeam in 850nm or 940nm its switch will show if its in the off or on position. No need for a mobile phone.

[@RussDouglas222]

Cool, hadn't heard of that one, is its power adjustable too? Cheers. Russ

[@RussDouglas222]

I've found and emailed their UK website, as even their Aus website's missing some info, such as is it dimmable and is the torch body 25mm dia? Cheers. Russ

[@mchughcb]

@@RussDouglas222 yes dimmable 4 or 5 levels and 25mm body.

[@RussDouglas222]

@@mchughcb Cheers. 👍🏻

[@RussDouglas222]

@mchughcb Ah the IR's seemingly only LED-powered though (not VCSEL), I've emailed them to double-check. Cheers. Russ

[@MOZELY26]

I'd like to mirror what THE RATTYFIRE has said excellent work providing this information, I will certainly be a lot more careful from now on. Keep up the good work very much appreciated thank you.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thank-you we're very happy to help, next video (uploading today) will be on rotating the add-on LRF laser splash to horizontal, plus I have something different coming soon from the 10m indoor firing range at my local club (GARC): Several quite different but very cool target air pistol designs. Cheers. Russ

[@alanmullock381]

Very infomative guys! Thanks👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RussDouglas222]

Our pleasure Alan, glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻 Cheers. Russ