This is prety cool!



Ibistek <-linked source

You know, I thought about building something like this with LED's from Radio Shack and mounting them together in little packs, and then mounting the packs alongside or inside the off-road or driving lights. Maybe also making a spotlight for use with night vision binoculars. Sounds like they're doing the same thing, but I think I could make it for much less. Just collect a bunch of old TV remotes and their IR LEDS. Or buy a box of the LED's and soder them on a board. I just never felt like doing it. Maybe because I don't understand circuit boards... I'll have to try it now so you guys don't think I'm lying!

I did some research into this today, and I figured out the following:

1. I know nothing about circuit boards. I looked at them and was baffled instanteneously.

2. IR LED's at Radioshak apparently broadcast at 10nm. I'm not sure yet, but I also know that they were pricey. $2 a piece, and I doubt that these have the power of the ones above, though I fail to see how only 5 could illuminate well unless the 'units' are quite numerous.

So in order to complete this project I have to do a small scale test using nightvision equipment I don't have to see if the LED's will even make enough light to illuminate. If that works, I have to find a bulk package of them, perhaps in a stronger power output. But I can see this system operating on AA batteries, which would make it quite mobile and easy to use.

Hahahahaha! You know, that was my next step. But now I don't know if I want to tackle this. My feeble mind pales in comparison to the power of LED wiring diagrams...