ORIGINAL: heavyaslead
As for limiting IR range, has anyone ideas on a simple material insert in the IR tube that would simulate range?
By that I mean, a heavy for instance could have no insert, a medium have some translucent insert in the IR tube and a light have another type of translucent insert.
The insert could be labeled 'light' or 'medium' and be in the toolbox easily installed or extracted without any electronic modification.
IR is better as it gets filtered. The more you cut out visible light, the more effective the IR is. Tamiyas filter is completely opaque. I've tested different scrim sheets, eliminating visible light in the spectrum and it only increases the range.
The wildest thing I came across is it works through PVC pipe. I mean eighth of an inch thick solid white plumbing PVC. I thought I was shielding the sensors with it when testing but I kept getting hits. Finally, I sealed one completely in a one inch pipe and it took hits from 15 feet away.