>> >> Forget LEDs. They are not available in the wavelengths that are >> absorbed by CO2. >Peter Neubert wrote: >Well this is where you are wrong - as I said i did this once as a project at >Loughborough University - and they are available I researched this a year or so back, could not find a supplier of IR leds for 4.2 micron. Yes they exist in R&D labs but I could not find a commercial supplier. Where did you get them? Ray Gardiner (DSP Systems) ray@dsp-systems.com http://www.dsp-systems.com private email to:- ray@netspace.net.au