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Old 07-05-2012 | 06:58 AM
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Default RE: Adjustable IR range.


ORIGINAL: ausf

ORIGINAL: Pah co chu puk
ausf has found thatshieldingthe IR detector with various materials will change the range ofdetection.
Actually, what I've found was it only increases the sensors ability to detect (doesn't increase range beyond the maximum, just gets rid of interference). It's very hard to effectively decrease an existing sensor with filters. The only real way is with truly opaque material, metal, solid paint coats, etc. That's hard to get consistent.



It would depend on the mix of the plastic. Looks to me like Plexiglas(TM) cuts the wavelength we use to about 15% transmittance...

http://www.plasticgenius.com/2011/05...nsmission.html
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