In my experience in using and repairing Night Vision Equipment has led me to a method of thinking about these devices as a system. These systems consist of generally two components.
1. The housing, be that a Monocular or a Binocular or a Weapons sight
2. The Image Intensifier, commonly referred to as the tube.
Now the tube is the magic part of this equation, in what ever generation it is. Generally speaking US made tubes are a self contained device only requiring a positive and negative voltage input (usually 3 volts) from a self contained voltage source of batteries.
Housings range from the simple like the AB Night Vision NVM, which is a super light weight MONO to the full blown 6X Raptor Night Vision Weapons sight and everywhere in between.
The point to all of this is when thinking about Night Vision devices, think of them as two parts, making up a system. It will better help when making choices in selecting the Night Vision device that is right for you.
IPSC_GUY
SIERRA II ALPHA
1. The housing, be that a Monocular or a Binocular or a Weapons sight
2. The Image Intensifier, commonly referred to as the tube.
Now the tube is the magic part of this equation, in what ever generation it is. Generally speaking US made tubes are a self contained device only requiring a positive and negative voltage input (usually 3 volts) from a self contained voltage source of batteries.
Housings range from the simple like the AB Night Vision NVM, which is a super light weight MONO to the full blown 6X Raptor Night Vision Weapons sight and everywhere in between.
The point to all of this is when thinking about Night Vision devices, think of them as two parts, making up a system. It will better help when making choices in selecting the Night Vision device that is right for you.
IPSC_GUY
SIERRA II ALPHA
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