@Scubashot
I just went to order but I notice on the ebay link ot says there is 1 mode (high). How are you cycling through the power outputs?
Thanks for that input.
@terry1001 as long as i can see 50 yards i think im happy. It would be nice to scan a field but at present im around farms and paddocks.
I have read some claiming that switching to 850 spooks quarry fairly rapidly.
My pard unit has quite a red glow emmited from the lense which i only noticed when i walked past a reflective tractor window and was suprised by the red glow. Its almost beam like to be honest if i point my gun at the floor i can see the red light projected.
Most torches change power level by a quick press on the on/off switch. Some will stay on that mode if switched off and left for a while before being turned on again, some don't which is a bit annoying. It depends on the driver circuit used, again some of these can be changed by soldering a link across a couple of terminals but unless you have the circuit diagram, which you won't get with a torch, it's near impossible. I used to buy the circuit boards and many could be altered.
I have been using IR torches for a long while and have made many plus the add on camera units and used to sell these from time to time. This became uneconomical as the Chinese started to produce them in large numbers. Some of their torches cost as much as a decent ir led bought from a reputable European supplier. These cheap torches claimed to use brand name led emitters but were of low quality so you might well get quite a lot of visible red from what is supposed to be ir. people wanted cheap kit and the way to do that easily is to use cheap (and nasty) parts.
As I said earlier I have been using ir torches for many years, in fact when I started there weren't commercial ones available for non military users so we had to convert our own. These were all 850nm units and I have never had a rat or rabbit spooked when being lit up with ir and even a red light is fine. White light is hit or miss but in an emergency will often give you a shot but it won't be very productive. The one thing that is guaranteed to spook any quarry is poor fieldcraft soas soon as you introduce sound, movement or new smells Mr Rat will be gone so shuffling about, smoking, noisy clothing, coughing or splashing on gallons of aftershave will kill your chances. Even moving around while scanning for targets generates noise. Being extra sensitive is whhat keeps these animals alive.
If you look back at an ir light source you can usually see a red glow which is noticeable if you are in line with a tightly zoomed beam, moving off to one side will make it virtually invisible and if the beam is zoomed out (and at low power) you probably won't see anything. However as I mentioned earlier cheap units may well have a lot more visible red light, if your Pard produces a beam which you can see on the floor that suggests it's a poor qualiity led being used. There are plenty of people on youtube posting rat shooting videos and I do watch a couple and have, in the past, watched many more and I have not seen instances of rats being spooked when illuminated but I shuld say that these have been experienced and competent shooters. Animals and birds seem to have different light sensitivity which I suppose has evolved according to their environment, woodpigeons apparently see ultra violet so can clearly see at a distance the white neck ring and wing bands of others. I have noticed that ducks and geese see red light and get upset if a red beam is swept over them, one place I shot rats was around a duck pond and the sleeping birds soon protested about a red light - I wasn't shooting the waterfowl just spotting for rat activity and I stopped that when I saw the effects.
You will find that many of these shooting accessories are being upsold to keep shooters buying as anything newer, different or shinier does cause many to reach for their wallets, it's peer pressure and the power of advertising.
