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Yeah, I send him email about that sometime ago but he said that he is going to be sometime away and didn't have the time to build these clips for the time being. Told me me to get back in two weeks but looks like I can't wait for that long  The nearest electrotechnic shop is about 100km away so the internet is pretty much the only option But I have managed to found a couple of these kind of shops from the internet. But yet again, the shipping costs for a couple components are about 15 euros! And both of these are Finnish shops... |
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Don't forget old VCR and TV Remotes. I knew their was a reason I kepted them. Lucky my wife didn't find them or they would have been thrown away!
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Heh, I'm not not even shocked!  Guess I'm just too used to these Finnish rip-off postal fees. I know 15 euros isn't that much but it's a matter of principle. I ain't sure as hell paying 15 euros shipping for something you can just send in a small letter almost for free!
Well, now I know where I'll order the components I need in the future. Just the amount of LEDs they have is insane. Thank you very much!  Now the only problem is which LEDs to order... PS. There really should be a thread about these shops where to order the right components |
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Hello Mdds
There's already a thread here (thx babasior) : Led providers Unfortunately , its in french, but you can still pick some informations in it and feed google translator with it  About Led1.de , they only have 1 IR led model (AFAIK) : LED1.DE IR LED Their beam angle is too narrow (about 20°) but as kestrel said earlier, this can be easily changed by sanding the leds. Once this is done , they'll perfectly fit our needs. I personnally sanded my leds flat using a dremel tool (I had noname narrow beam Ir leds) and they now have a beam of more than 90° wide. The only drawback if you sand your leds yourself is they'll loose beam strength, so you'll perhaps need to mod your webcam (remove the IR filter) to increase IR sensitivity. You'll have to try and find, thats led and webcam dependant. Cya |
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Ok, thanks you guys for helping me out. Those LEDs were excatly what I was thinking about to order but wanted a confirmation
Yeah, the angle is pretty bad but I just have to sand them. Let's just hope I don't have to start fiddling around with the IR-filter of my webcam but it's relatively easy to remove so it doesn't really matter that much Thank you all for helping me out! |
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I ordered 10 of the IR LEDS and 10 of the wide angle red. As I mentioned before they sell resistors and also heat shrink tube (if you want to make your job look neat)
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