Thread: IR illuminators

Originally Posted by quentin

@tetawa Alkaline and Lithium disposable cells (AAA, AA) are all 1.5V, and will work the same. The difference being the runtime. Lithium last longer as a general rule of thumb.

Lithium rechargeable cells (18650 etc) are 4.2V fully charged, and will provide way too much voltage to your bino's.

Always used Lithium in GPS, dog trackers etc, but wondered why they stated Alkaline only, I know with my Tracking collars remote that if I change from Lithium to Alkaline I have to reprogram it. Don't know why but it has the procedure there.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Always used Lithium in GPS, dog trackers etc, but wondered why they stated Alkaline only, I know with my Tracking collars remote that if I change from Lithium to Alkaline I have to reprogram it.

Only uses 6x AA batteries.

Originally Posted by Phil_H

When are we going to see some pictures and get a report on these Bino's @tetawa........waiting with anticipation...

Cheers
Phil

Waiting for the Alkaline batteries and the torch to arrive, thought it would be better with another torch to save the units batteries.

Originally Posted by Phil_H

When are we going to see some pictures and get a report on these Bino's @tetawa........waiting with anticipation...

Cheers
Phil

May take a while, outfit I purchased batteries from just stated up to 10 working days for parcel Auckland to Waikato. May have to go to the Warehouse in the meantime.

I get batteries down here in 2 days from Torch Monster Auckland even a couple weeks ago.

Well, by the first tests of the torch it seems to be the best with the Pard 008 and has give great range.
A mate who has both, tried the 008 last night and go some crazy distance in town.
I said 400yrds is enough, if other's get more they won't be disappointed and less is also acceptable considering the specs.
The torchs that I had for sale are gone, except the forum one I was going to make available to test, if there was no response.
Well you guys responded and its not much use keeping one if Iam not supplying more.! It is also now been spoken for.
I am still looking into upgrading these as a project, researching this at present, but waiting for the normal to arrive back in my life.! That would be wet nights or flat batteries and I think wet nights will be the winner at some point.

KH

Originally Posted by Trout

I get batteries down here in 2 days from Torch Monster Auckland even a couple weeks ago.

Well the service is better your way, have a parcel on "slow ways" after 5 days Tracking it has travelled 40 k/m from Auckland, must be back to horse and cart without the horse.

Originally Posted by Kiwi-Hunter

Well, by the first tests of the torch it seems to be the best with the Pard 008 and has give great range.
A mate who has both, tried the 008 last night and go some crazy distance in town.
I said 400yrds is enough, if other's get more they won't be disappointed and less is also acceptable considering the specs.
The torchs that I had for sale are gone, except the forum one I was going to make available to test, if there was no response.
Well you guys responded and its not much use keeping one if Iam not supplying more.! It is also now been spoken for.
I am still looking into upgrading these as a project, researching this at present, but waiting for the normal to arrive back in my life.! That would be wet nights or flat batteries and I think wet nights will be the winner at some point.

KH

Mine has arrived today, ive mounted it to the side of the NV008 and am waiting for it to get dark so i can test it out.

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HOLY SHIT!

I need to get an adjustable mount to get it lined up a little better but man oh man, i have a clear picture all the way across the paddock which is 500 yards.

This has serious potential.

Heres a very quick and dirty vid via the Pard NV008 with Kiwi-Hunters external IR Illuminator mounted to the side, its not quite alligned properly, but you get the idea, those trees are 500 yards out.

Originally Posted by GWH

HOLY SHIT!

I need to get an adjustable mount to get it lined up a little better but man oh man, i have a clear picture all the way across the paddock which is 500 yards.

This has serious potential.

Which brand of adjustable rings-mount recommended.

I'd recommend this is not an ideal situation for a mount. Yep thats 2 adjustable mounts fixed to a torch tube. One is a picatinny to 1", the other is a 30mm to 1" mount. Joining the 2 gave me what I was after, which is a picatinny to 30mm adjustable mount.


Will give one of these a try instead. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002673549935.html

For how ugly and heavy the makeshift mount is, it does work to centre the illuminator.
Being able to put the zoomed beam on target, means the illuminator is effective to well over 500m on a Pard NV008.
Had it out for a real shoot, and it was perfect in close, and looking out over the paddocks well in excess of shooting range, it also performed well.

Nice!

Ive been out for a rabbit shoot in the dark to test the new external IR illuminator too.

I concur, so much more light in close and when zoomed in more it gives good vision to excess of 500 m on my nv008.

Im only using the NV on a 17hmr currently so can light up well beyond shooting range, but the extra light at 17hmr max range is still a very good improvement over the pards inbuilt IR.

I got some footage via the Pard but heres some pics for now.

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Got the new mount from China. Much better than the hodge podge I was using earlier. Bonus is that I can store the rifle with the mount attached, and just attach the illuminator with a finger screw when needed.