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  1. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Harris F5032 vs. DTNVG

    If it were me I’d go with the DTNVG with L3 filmless white phosphor. I’m sure the Elbit’s are nice but I have filmless WP and you couldn’t pay me to switch them for thin filmed WP. And you can’t go wrong with TNVC. 10 years on tube and lifetime on the assembly.
  2. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Harris F5032 vs. DTNVG

    Can you get F5032’s with L3 filmless WP? I thought they only came with Elbit thin filmed tubes.
  3. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    The Echo's are excellent tubes. It seems most of them are in the 2000-2200 FOM range (mine was 2100). I agree, doing the side by side Echo WP & filmless WP, the Echo was very good, however I wouldn't give up my filmless for one, lol.
  4. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    I can say the Echo's are better for mixed/high light (I had one at the same time as filmless and thin filmed and compared). The halo spec will play a role but it's not like gen 3 is totally useless. If you're in a "serious" situation, that's when a powerful IR illuminator comes into play. From...
  5. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    Cool, now you can rest assured, lol. I'm not sure who still sells the spanner wrenches. Night Vision Inc and Ultimate Night Vision used to be I just checked their sites and didn't see it. The eyepiece lock ring you can usually get pretty tight by hand.
  6. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    There's a tiny hole with a set screw (they can be missing or not tightened) that is meant to hold the infinity focus setting. You can force it past it negating it's function but that's what it's for. If you can focus beyond infinity then yours probably isn't set. It was worth mentioning is all.
  7. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    @jeffl838 One thing I forgot to ask - is your objective lens set to infinity focus with the set screw? Meaning when you adjust the focus it stops, or does it keep going until it's out of focus? If the infinity stop is set wrong then adjusting the diopter can correct it some but ultimately it's...
  8. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    The only way to properly do it is with a piece of equipment at the dealer/assembler level who has one. Honestly, a lot of -14's are not set correctly and most people just deal with the diopter numbers being wherever they end up at.
  9. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    I left this part out.....I use a star to focus on for the DIY collimation. You'll know if they're way off from each other if you stare at a star and see it separate into 2 when it's close or spot-on you'll only see one star. If that makes sense? I've done it using light poles even when I was in...
  10. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    Yup, the ocular. To be honest I don't know if it'll affect the purge since even with the lock ring tightened down it's not like there's an o-ring or anything (on the threaded portion that is). You're not completely removing the eyepiece, just loosening the lock ring and turning the eyepiece.
  11. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    Like Augee pointed out, it's possible to have 11769 tubes that are just way off in terms of the image shift, so switching the -14's might help. If that doesn't work the other thing to try is loosening the eyepiece and rotating them one by one and/or together to do your own DIY collimation. I'll...
  12. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Collimating dual pvs14

    Have you tried switching the -14's? I find I have to have the better tube in front of my dominant eye. Since you mentioned your professional use I'm sure you know how to fine tune the focus, but that's another thing that has caused me issues in the past with dual tubes (dual -14's or binos).
  13. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision LIF Filter

    Ah, got it. It's not the same I've tried it, lol. I was just checking because I've ran into guys putting LIF's on thinking they were going to magically protect their tubes from IR laser strikes.
  14. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision LIF Filter

    Why do you want a LIF?
  15. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    Not yet. As far as I know Omni IX isn't "official" and last I heard it's supposed to be sometime this year. There will still be plenty of tubes below Omni IX specs like what are in the market now just due to how tubes are made. They can't nail it with every batch. Because the specs are much...
  16. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    L3 has been pumping out filmless WP tubes with Omni IX level specs for quite some time now. Now with Elbit pumping out super high spec thin filmed WP, I’d have to say that these tubes are already making their way out.
  17. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    Even if it breaks I’d just fix it. I cracked my PAS really bad when I first got my -9 but epoxied it together and made my own up armor. I love the -9 as I’m sure you do. Mainly the lightness and size but it stows perfect IMO. Much better than taller goggles on dovetail mounts and ball detent...
  18. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    With as many filmless tubes that have been sold to the public, if it were an issue people would be talking about it. By people I mean end users. The high spec filmless WP zone 3 blems are a great deal. I have two of them. I would only do it as long as the tubes have good specs. Elbit has been...
  19. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Thin filmed vs Filmless white phosphorous.

    The durability issues with filmless were years back (15-20or so IIRC). They have since improved the durability and filmless lasts as long as thin filmed. L3Harris performs the same mil-spec failure tests on filmless and thin filmed and they all have to meet the same 7500-10,000 hours before...
  20. TNVC_Will

    Night Vision Comparing Various Tubes

    Cool, thanks for sharing. If you have the data sheets, I'd be interested what the Intens photocathode sensitivity is (if it's listed). The Echo WP I had and other Echo sheets I've seen don't list it.
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