[Noisebridge-discuss] High-output IR LEDs?

[Christie Dudley]

If you're ordering stuff from Mouser, can I get in on that? I want just a
few of some different types of switches to play with (reed, rolling ball,
etc.), but not enough to make it worthwhile for shipping/delivery headaches.


Christie

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 04:00:43PM -0700, Jonathan Foote wrote:
> > Thanks Mitch for expert recommendations!
> >
> > Josh, I have a few of these kicking around if you want to play with
> > them. Don't know specs on the diodes but they seem to do the job:
> > http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=10866
> >
>
> I'll get in touch with you off-list for this.  Thanks for the offer!
>
> > I worked with IR cameras for a patent I did a while back. I found the
> > trick was to mod visible cameras by removing the IR-blocking filter.
> > Some recent cameras have these integrated into the sensor chip but for
> > most it's a separate dichroic glass (has a slight pinkish sheen when
> > seen off-axis). Usually easy to just remove. For best results you will
> > want to block visible light, a good choice is the Kodak Wratten #87
> > available from Edmund Optics. It a gel filter and you can cut out the
> > same shape as the IR-block you are swapping it for.
> >
>
> Cool, thanks for the pointers.  I've got an old 3040-Z at home that
> I'm starting to mod for IR photography, so that's all familiar.  We're
> really keen on using cheap-assed webcams on this particular project,
> but I might have to hurry up on the Olympus at this point...
>
> Thanks for your help, this is a pretty neat project, and I'm sure
> people will like what we're doing with it.
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