mick miller Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) they all look like that its what you do to the insides this one even lets your shooting buddy watch as well with no leads Come on still want to see your add on Majyk Looks like that king of innovation known as Marky610 has 'developed' this idea all on his own already... Mind you, I'm sure your system would be much improved aesthetically with a couple of 4" aerials poking out of it Verminator. Edited January 28, 2014 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Looks like that king of innovation known as Marky610 has 'developed' this idea all on his own already... Mind you, I'm sure your system would be much improved aesthetically with a couple of 4" aerials poking out of it Verminator. yes think this has been done before Hmmmmmmmmmmm not 100% I will have to give you a bell mate and bang our heads together I'm sure we could come up with something NEW and out of the bits we both have in the back of our Bits boxes lol Oooooooops just seen it again and the heading Introducing The NEW Yes NEW Wireless Add-on OMG Edited January 28, 2014 by Verminator 66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 wish I,d only spent a grand,,,, you can at least double that and more and I bet mick has done the same, its not so much the money its the hour after hour and day after day and month after month working away on my own in my garage testing and experimenting, there seems to be not enough hours in the day, then when you finally get something right it makes all the effort worthwhile, atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm thinking I've done about £2k ish thus far. But I have two very useable units for that, the first (the OhmLaut 400 ) is considered my mk.4. The new Mk.5 one is over 40mm shorter, way lighter and drives the LED harder. Can't wait to test it with the X Searcher when it stops chucking it down but with my wee little thrower (which I'll post pics of at a later date) I'm getting 350 yards in the misty winter nights. I'm already working on mk.6 and have plans for mk.7, I might do something really special with that one and build in a wireless transmitter. I think I'll be the first person in the world to do that! (sorry Verminator... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 :lol: class dave,, yes mate out of what I have spent I,ve got three kits one each of the daystates and one on the r10 now, just spent the last week working with a new cam and , well to say the least I,m impressed and to top it off it sits on my head that will get a few chins wagging lol, the kit of yours certainly has been worth the effort mate and once totally completed will be worth the hours and money spent, I,ve got boxes of torches , cameras,lenses the lot but I,m sure I,ll find a use for them atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 yes think this has been done before Hmmmmmmmmmmm not 100% I will have to give you a bell mate and bang our heads together I'm sure we could come up with something NEW and out of the bits we both have in the back of our Bits boxes lol Oooooooops just seen it again and the heading Introducing The NEW Yes NEW Wireless Add-on OMG Hi V66, ,you are just jealous because Marky is the Master Innovator and research specialist!!!!!!! atb Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm already working on mk.6 and have plans for mk.7, I might do something really special with that one and build in a wireless transmitter. I think I'll be the first person in the world to do that. A mk-7 David will fit nicely on my TikkaT3 .223 in march when it arrives, Hint, hint!!!!! atb Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 yes I no were you lads are coming from you have money in your Pay Pal and when you buy this button that camera these few leads and sockets OMG your Pay pal is empty again Its not just pounds or even hundreds by the time you tot it up well pick me up of the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just a thought chaps I understand the money you guys have thrown at your builds and you have boxes of bits laying about. Pop the bits up for sale you could get se of the money back and help out others at the same time. I know id be interested....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Anywhere near production yet Mick ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) yes think this has been done before Hmmmmmmmmmmm not 100% I will have to give you a bell mate and bang our heads together I'm sure we could come up with something NEW and out of the bits we both have in the back of our Bits boxes lol Oooooooops just seen it again and the heading Introducing The NEW Yes NEW Wireless Add-on OMG Hi V66, ,you are just jealous because Marky is the Master Innovator and research specialist!!!!!!! atb Brian I wonder wear he pinches (Opps sorry) gets his Innovative Ideas from Edited February 3, 2014 by Verminator 66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I wonder wear he pinches (Opps sorry) gets his Innovative Ideas from probably from hours of tinkering in the shed , jealousy certainly gets no-one nowhere and being sarcastic certainly doesn,t work in my book, give the guy some credit for the hard work and also sharing it with us atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) probably from hours of tinkering in the shed , jealousy certainly gets no-one nowhere and being sarcastic certainly doesn,t work in my book, give the guy some credit for the hard work and also sharing it with us atb Evo jealousy you couldn't be more wrong mate, have you seen some of my builds. Not going to mess mick's thread with bull just go back tom post 19, I made that over a year and a half ago so don't go there bute Edited February 4, 2014 by Verminator 66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) So, an update. I have just finished the final prototype, no more fettling to be done. Image clear and steady, power supply sorted, just finalising batteries from China. It's now shorter by an inch, lighter at 330 gms and uses a tiny light, push/pull zooming torch to pick out rabbit sized objects at 350 yards, eye shine and backstops still visible. I also reworked the ergonomics, everything is up by the eye which means that there's no fumbling for controls, simply put a hand to forehead and it's all there. Put the modified X Searcher on ( the driver has been removed and it runs off my units LED driver/ dimmer system) and was looking at houses 770 yards away. Granted, that's a BIG object, but the houses were clear, you could see windows, doors, garden furniture silhouetted. I'm well chuffed. Pics and movie to follow once we get rid of the full moon, fingers crossed the weather will hold. Edited March 14, 2014 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I look forward to seeing the pictures. I'm a week or two off finishing my budget build so it would be good to see what is possible with more money, knowledge and skill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 So, an update. I have just finished the final prototype, no more fettling to be done. Image clear and steady, power supply sorted, just finalising batteries from China. It's now shorter by an inch, lighter at 330 gms and uses a tiny light, push/pull zooming torch to pick out rabbit sized objects at 350 yards, eye shine and backstops still visible. I also reworked the ergonomics, everything is up by the eye which means that there's no fumbling for controls, simply put a hand to forehead and it's all there. Put the modified X Searcher on ( the driver has been removed and it runs off my units LED driver/ dimmer system) and was looking at houses 770 yards away. Granted, that's a BIG object, but the houses were clear, you could see windows, doors, garden furniture silhouetted. I'm well chuffed. Pics and movie to follow once we get rid of the full moon, fingers crossed the weather will hold. Well done David, i look forward to seeing some footage .atb brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Good news buddy ..do you get the same good results from say 30/100 yds. Atb Edited March 15, 2014 by baldy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Sounds good,can,t wait to see the footage Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Sure, the unit will go from 10 yards plus, just either flood the zoom on the torch, dim the ir light or adjust the screen brightness and contrast settings or a combo of all three. Fastest way is just to pull the zoom all the way back so the ir light is on flood as the new driver doesn't dim from 0%, rather it goes from about 30% - 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Sounds amazing Mick. Def looking forward to videos and pics mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well, it won't be too long, maybe the weekend will give me enough time to get some footage together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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