It’s rated for 700ma, but looks like I could drive it up to 1a.
This illuminator will be weapon mounted so I don’t want a ginormatron light. A T20 size light is perfect. I also prefer an adjustable aspheric lens so I can focus the light into fied
Nice IR LED. But 12V is a bit of a problem in a small host I guess?
I used the SFH4715AS 850nm in the Brinyte B158 host. Works well! The SFH4715AS-EA looks interesting as well.
I also bought a SFH4725S LED (940nm) but fried it before I could use it. I only bought one and the SFH4715AS should illuminate better with my NV scope anyway.
I have used the SFH 4715AS at 1.5 amp and it is a very good illuminator. However, it is easy to see the IR source. My hope is use a powerful 940nm LED to get the same illumination, but without the red visibility of the 850nm LED.
@rat I will use a home made night vision scope and scanner.
I have not found any 17mm drivers that convert 1 18650 to 12v output at 0.7 to 1 amp. Presumably it could handle the load, but it’s not a common configuration.
It looks like a jaxman z1 with a fx35 driver will have to be my choice.
I hope I can use a 34mm scope ring to mount light to a weapon.
I’m thinking the larger die 12v will put out more “light” with lower power levels. This will translate to reduced IR source brightness detectable by eye.