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12/26/2008 2:57:21 PM EDT
Does anyone know if any light visible to the human eye passes through the IR filters that Surefire sells for their lights?  I see some on eBay that are rated 850 nm, but from what I can find on the internet, those allow light to pass that can be seen with the naked eye.  What does Surefire rate their filters at - 940 nm?
12/26/2008 3:06:13 PM EDT
[#1]
You can barely see that the bulb is on with the IR filter installed.
12/27/2008 7:39:29 PM EDT
[#2]
I thought I read that their filters are ta 850-900nm as well.

You can still see a red bulb behind the Surefire filters. Its very muted, though.

If you put one up to a wall at 3ft, you will see a small "glow" with the 9v lights. Much less so with the 6v setups.

I know of a few folks who have made "stacked" filters for their 9v M962 lights. Not a "bad" setup, but, likely would have been cheaper to just get an LED array. Or the M1.

victor has the scoop on these...
12/29/2008 8:14:15 AM EDT
[#3]
+1 on the Surefire M1
The beam is a perfectly shaped circle and good for about 75 yards.

If you need more distance then buy one of Victor's.

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