From: x@y.Invalid   
      
   Per v8z:   
   >Any incandescent (halogen, xenon, etc. but not LED) light can be converted   
   >inexpensively to an IR illuminator by simply putting a 720nM -920nM filter   
   >over it.  I have a 2 d-cell xenon bulb mag-lite flashlite that has a 55mm   
   >diameter 850nM photo filter ($8.00 free shipping on Ebay) attached to over   
   >the lens with electrical tape.  It works better than the illuminator that   
   >came with our NV monocular, and all that you see downrange is a very slight,   
   >dull red glow.  The same should work for a 12VDC Malibu light.   
      
   That's something of a revelation to me.  Thanks!   
      
   One of the downsides I keep hearing about motion-triggered floods   
   is false trips by animals or whatever annoying the neighbors.   
      
   The filter approach would appear to mitigate that.   
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   Pete Cresswell   
      
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