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Default Material transmissive to visible light but blocks IR of zappers ?

gregz wrote in message
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"N_Cook" wrote:
Or at least translucent to visible. Hopelessly undiscriminating IR

encoder &
decoder on a piece of kit but need to see the LED segment display ,

which
inconveniently has the IR Rx within it.
I've tried loads of normal materials like polythene,perspex, glass,

mica,
silicone rubber.
I know black polythene will transmit the IR of PIR units and block

visible
but there is more seperation of f there


Water.

Greg


I tried that yesterday , using a large jam jar , IR passes but perhaps
repeat with something square as the IR may have gone round the water