I have always like their stuff but I'm scratching my head as to how they could NOT know about the battery life problem before sending this product out the door?
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I have always like their stuff but I'm scratching my head as to how they could NOT know about the battery life problem before sending this product out the door?
I do.
First, as of today, the Acro battery on the 17 is dead, and the Acro on the 19 is dim, meaning full intensity is no longer available. The battery tester says the Acro battery from the 17 is zero, and the one in the 19 at about ten percent. That means the two new Acro optic batteries went about two months, at a range of intensities, but not high. That means I would plan on a 30 day change as I just used them, and at two weeks if high intensity was selected even a little.
It is not obvious to me that these new units have improved battery life.
Armed with the knowledge that the “new” Acro has similar battery life as the old one, I am inclined to set a recurring reminder on my iPhone for 9pm, to remind me to turn the Acro off for the night. Pass it on, you could be saving a buddy’s (battery) life, too.
I just realized that I'm still on the original battery that I installed on 2/14. I've been using setting 7 or 8 (but mostly 7). No signs of dimming, and it will still go up to full brightness when on setting 10.
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I have two of the “new” Acros, and can’t tell any difference in battery life between the new ones and old ones. I sincerely hope Aimpoint manages to put a 2032 on top soon, and the Acro functions like every other Aimpoint, in terms of battery life.