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Posted: 12/22/2016 11:45:34 PM EDT
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Good evening all,
This is my first post, so thanks for taking the time to help. I have an Aimpoint T2 that I bought 6 months ago(I did leave it on for about 4 months by accident while it was in the safe), but I haven used it till today as I was mounting it on a SBR. I got all my stamps back this week so I took my SBR out and attached my suppressor(more on that later). Over the course of about an hour I put 15 rounds sighting it in. After that I shot another 30 in about 10 minutes. While I was shooting the last 30 my red dot dissipeared and would only come on after I fired the gun, while it was cycleing. My questions are 1. Is that normal battery life, 2. Is it bad battery? 3 was the suppressor running so hot that it may have overheated the the T2 4. Did I just get a dud t2? I here enjoying a nice bourbon and a cigar and I'm still not getting the clarity I need on this issue. Thanks in advance. |
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That shouldn't happen. Since you say firing the rifle affects it, I would guess there's an intermittent connection somewhere. Have you checked the battery? Is it seated properly? Do the contacts look clean? Is the battery cover tightened sufficiently?
If none of those things help, you might have a defective unit. ETA: I would also try rotating the brightness knob back and forth in case there's a dirty contact etc. |
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That shouldn't happen. Since you say firing the rifle affects it, I would guess there's an intermittent connection somewhere. Have you checked the battery? Is it seated properly? Do the contacts look clean? Is the battery cover tightened sufficiently? If none of those things help, you might have a defective unit. ETA: I would also try rotating the brightness knob back and forth in case there's a dirty contact etc. All of this and I'd start with a brand new battery. |
| If left on for 6 months at the highest brightness settings, the battery would be dead or near dead. Aimpoint micro battery life is a strong function of the brightness setting. OP did not identify what setting he left it on for the 6 months, which we would need to know to comment further. I keep my micros on setting 8, change the battery every three years, and have never had one "die". Aimpoint posted a setting verses battery life expectancy once and IIRC at the brightest setting it was about a month. |
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