At 02:02 PM 3/18/2004, Steve Delanty wrote: >>I am not familiar with these - what do you do - "point and shoot" > >Yes. They have a small hole in one end that the optics "sees" out of. >They have about a 4:1 range to spot ratio, so if you hold it 12" >away from an object it "looks" at a 3" diameter spot. Just to point out that the gun-shaped ones that sell for about $80, or $100 if you want a sighting laser, have a much narrower acceptance angle and also go up to 1000F or so. david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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