Leapers scope battery - 2032?

[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