Leapers scope battery - 2032?

[laverdabru]

Due to time off work, been giving my small collection some exercise. Today was the turn of the Webley Junior rifle & a 50's Diana 25(again - am really getting to like it).

By way of contrast, got out the .177 HW35 I bought new a few years back. Had some issues with it, resolved, but it got put away as I preferred an earlier one in .22 or a BSA Meteor/Airsporter for pigeon blatting.

Before it was stored, it was fitted with a Leapers 3x9-40 scope with illuminated crosshairs. Went up to 11, like Spinal Tap amps. On recommision, only 9/10/11 positions produced any illumination, red x hairs.

Out with the multimeter, 2.8v - the CR2032 button battery fitted is meant to be about 3v. Find a couple of spare CR2032's, test them with the meter - 3.2v.

Happy Days! So I thought...tried them both, no light at all. Back to the old one, fine. On 9/10/11 only.

Any ideas?

Bru

[Travis299]

[QUOTE=laverdabru;7943734]Due to time off work, been giving my small collection some exercise. Today was the turn of the Webley Junior rifle & a 50's Diana 25(again - am really getting to like it).

By way of contrast, got out the .177 HW35 I bought new a few years back. Had some issues with it, resolved, but it got put away as I preferred an earlier one in .22 or a BSA Meteor/Airsporter for pigeon blatting.

Before it was stored, it was fitted with a Leapers 3x9-40 scope with illuminated crosshairs. Went up to 11, like Spinal Tap amps. On recommision, only 9/10/11 positions produced any illumination, green x hairs.

Out with the multimeter, 2.8v - the CR2032 button battery fitted is meant to be about 3v. Find a couple of spare CR2032's, test them with the meter - 3.2v.

Happy Days! So I thought...tried them both, no light at all. Back to the old one, fine. On 9/10/11 only.

Any ideas?

Try these as they are the same type that my Hawke scope uses. https://www..com/itm/Energizer-Batte...72.m2749.l2649

[Ragle Jnr]

What a coincidence, my car key fob packed up and I had a similar problem. Old battery dead, new one 3.2V, but didn't work. Head scratching time. Try another battery, fine. Back to the fist new one, I suspect some sort of wax or packing grease, and clean the contact edge on my jeans, try it and it works. Also carefully bent contacts to improve conductivity. David

[laverdabru]

Thanks for the thoughts - I'll give the 'new' batteries a wipe with contact cleaner. if that doesn't work will invest in some 'quality' 2032's, think the ones I found are cheapo ones I bought in Poundland or similar.

[bighit]

Thanks for the thoughts - I'll give the 'new' batteries a wipe with contact cleaner. if that doesn't work will invest in some 'quality' 2032's, think the ones I found are cheapo ones I bought in Poundland or similar.

Can you remove the circuit board from the battery housing ? there may be crud in the contacts .





That is the bottom that makes contact in the scope .


1 min into this video shows how to remove one and shows how to clean the circuit board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdi5V-_s6Q

[averageplinker]

What a great vid. I am almost hoping one of my illuminated scopes stops working so that I can try it.
Thanks for sharing.

[bighit]

What a great vid. I am almost hoping one of my illuminated scopes stops working so that I can try it.
Thanks for sharing.

First time I saw it done was on a night vision website where the owner was changing the resistors to make it less bright to use with a night vision add on .

[Shed tuner]

First time I saw it done was on a night vision website where the owner was changing the resistors to make it less bright to use with a night vision add on .

even for normal non NV usage, I find most scopes' IR settings way OTT.. the faintest light is all you need to pick out the crosshair.

[bighit]

even for normal non NV usage, I find most scopes' IR settings way OTT.. the faintest light is all you need to pick out the crosshair.

My hawke Digi eye starts really low .

I hardly ever use the illuminated Ret anyway . I often forget to turn it off

Never used the one on my MTC VIPER.

If you are ok with a soldering iron you could change the resisters.



Link to the thread .

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rim...t=326795&amp=1

[bighit]

Also worthy of note .

My tasco clone 2-7x32 has this board fitted and has less resistors than in the thread above . This scope does red and green illustration Ret.

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So other boards may be different.

[Shed tuner]

even easier than changing the resistors, you can insert a suitably resistive pad between the bottom contact and the battery. I made something for one years ago, that dulled it down quite nicely. Wish I could remember what I used... I think it was just corroded / oxidised.. you don't need much resistance

[laverdabru]

Put in a Duracell 2032 (also made in China, I note), gave it a good clean before installing.
Normal service resumed!
Can't say I use the lit reticule often, but nice to have it working again.

ATB

Bru