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Posted: 9/18/2004 11:00:13 AM EDT
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Wow! You are the first person I've heard of having this problem.
I'm glad it lasted through your course though. I would get with Aimpoint ASAP. I've heard they have excellent customer service. Good Luck! |
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Posted: 9/19/2004 6:17:47 AM EDT
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Defective or dirty rheostat. I've had two Aimpoints with this problem and have a friend who had it happen to his Aimpoint too.
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Posted: 9/19/2004 8:56:21 AM EDT
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Oh, great. Is this something that occurs even after the factory fixes it?
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Posted: 9/21/2004 2:38:32 AM EDT
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I'm having the same problem. The dot goes from dim to bright to off randomly every time you pull the trigger.
I was told that a loose rheostat would cause a similar problem (the knob shifts to in-between positions as you shoot it) but that's not my problem. I was advised to send it back. jafager |
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Posted: 9/21/2004 7:26:34 AM EDT
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This is why we have BUIS. Any electrical gadget can fail. It helps to have the Aimpoint's long battery life but other failures will occur.
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Posted: 9/21/2004 2:43:33 PM EDT
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Good point, ipsc. And, yes, I did have a BUIS on mine and transitioned to it w/o a problem.
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Posted: 9/21/2004 3:54:07 PM EDT
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This is ubsurd......its an Aimpoint...
 This wouldnt happen to an ACOG.
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Posted: 9/22/2004 1:10:58 PM EDT
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This has never happened with my TWO TACPOINTS. GASP!!!!!!
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Posted: 9/22/2004 2:02:42 PM EDT
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Can we please not turn this into a T vs. A trash talk fest ? Uhm Kay?  |
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Posted: 9/22/2004 3:50:44 PM EDT
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Certainly. That is why I put the GASP!!!! and the smiley
I was joking, trying to reflect on the recent Scope bashing threads.
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Posted: 9/24/2004 12:54:29 AM EDT
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WRONG! www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=18&t=191419 |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 5:39:55 AM EDT
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Well..well..it must have gone thru 16 days of intense battle hardening training in the middle of Iraq I say....It, it wouldnt just do that for no good reason.....Im losing faith in something you'd pay $800 for. oh, wait...you must have gone to Afghanistan on a hardcore terrorist elimination mission..thats it...ok..Im better now....I was about to but a GucciXXL....thanks for coming back in one peice and serving your country over there...
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Posted: 9/24/2004 11:57:38 AM EDT
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I had a similar problem and so did two of my buddies. I called Aimpoint and they indicated that the switch may be shorting out.
I sent the Aimpoint in for service and got it back in less than a month (closer to three weeks). It works fine now, better than when it was new. Seems there may have been some QC issues with the switches at some point but the repair will fix it. |
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