Who would want that?
Probably a marginal gain in battery life vs a tiny or off color view through the optic? No thanks.
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Printable View
What if it was the same tint as an rmr, but allowed the optic to be set on 6 or 7 for closer to a year battery life? I don’t know how the numbers would work out, but some might find it a worthwhile trade. It would probably be the cheapest and fastest way to re-engineer it for longer battery life too.
I bought 30 batteries.
I'm keeping 5 in the car, 10 in my range bag, 10 at home, 5 in my briefcase and one in the grip of the gun retained by a grip plug.
Since the gun isn't my primary at home, I dial the brightness down to 6 when I take the holster off. I dial it up to 8 to carry normally. I will dial it up to 9 if I'm at the range or I'm going to be spending significant time outdoors in bright sunlight.
The plan is to proactively replace the battery every 30 days.
I know me. That MX schedule is a complete no go for me.
Have we definitively established that the ACRO won't run for a year on #6? According to the literature the optic should go 1.5 years at this setting.
#7 is the default setting when the optic is turned on. It should last 6 months at this setting. 7 is decent and probably fine indoors or on the late shift, etc.
That info right there should give us about all the data we need. Going up one step in brightness cuts 2/3 off the battery life.
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Yes.
My unit went about eight days on the max setting. That was turning it on and leaving it on and checking it whenever I remembered to look. Not very scientific and had I known it wouldn't last a couple weeks or whatever I would have paid more attention.
What I guess I should do now is set the optic on #9 and check it 1x every 24 hours until it konks out. Repeat at #8 and see what that does. Settings 8 & 9 should get most users through about anything they'll likely use the optic for.
Sounds like a lot of work....
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk