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    Posted: June/02/2015 at 10:45
I have the 1-6x SS. I never remember to turn the illum off and therefore eat batteries. So i went to my local wal mart and picked up a couple. I noticed the SWFA battery said lithium on it and the energizer did not.
Is there any difference or am i just burnin band width bringing this up?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/02/2015 at 12:12
I believe all CR2032 batts are lithium. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/08/2015 at 23:56
I am guessing you bought this battery (like me)

http://imgur.com/a7qaKVo

I believe it is lithium although I don't know why it does't say so on the battery. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 12:53
Same battery. I have been looking on the bay at rechargable 2032 bats. Some are 3v and some are 3.6v. So i am guessing that that extra .6 or about 25% more voltage will destroy the emitter in these SWFA optics?

Am planning to go rechargable because of the short life of these batteries in these scopes combined with my inability to remember to shut them off. I have just been hesitant as to which voltage to get.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 12:59
Two things:

1.  Go to a battery specialty store or your favorite online outlet and buy lots of 2032s.
2.  Even if you remember to shut off the illumination, the SS scopes still eat batteries.  But, they put in an "extra battery" compartment, so I take my battery out and put it in the extra battery compartment when the gun is not in use.

I would not advise running a 3.6V in a system designed for 3. Also, rechargeables have never been as great in use as they are in expectation - at least for me - so I wouldn't go that route. Buy several (they are cheaper in 5s) and keep them around.  And don't keep one in the scope.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 13:27
Thank you for the input sir. Curious, why not keep one in the scope?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 14:06
It is my experience, and it might be just mine - my 1-4 is a very early production - that the scope drains battery even when the power to the scope is off.  I have had batteries die in a few days, even with the illumination off the entire time.


That said, it is an easily addressed problem, and is still a great scope for the price.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 16:35
I have never noticed this with my 1-6x that i bought black friday.

Every time i noticed dead battery, i noticed that the knob was already in the on position when i initially turned the illum on.

I thought you were going to tell me the batteries leak and destroy the device.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 17:00
I have a couple of scopes that will drain batteries even with illumination off.  I also have an infra-red illuminator that has barely more time off than on.  Don't put batteries in until ready to use, remove immediately after.Even states it in the user manual.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 19:10
Did not notice any manual with my 1-6x. I think this is good advice. I saw 36 batteries on the bay for 21 bucks. Think these might be worth getting?
May just do some testing if the batteries are cheap enuf.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 21:14
Originally posted by Kickboxer Kickboxer wrote:

I have a couple of scopes that will drain batteries even with illumination off.  I also have an infra-red illuminator that has barely more time off than on.  Don't put batteries in until ready to use, remove immediately after.Even states it in the user manual.


My 1-4 SS doesn't have a problem with eating batteries, but that illuminator on that ATN goes through them like a 6 year old and M&Ms even when turned off.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 21:46
How many hours you fellas suppose a new 2032 has with a SS illuminator on high?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 21:58
Originally posted by MikieG MikieG wrote:

How many hours you fellas suppose a new 2032 has with a SS illuminator on high?
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My 1-6 I've only had "ON" for about 4 continuous hours.  Worked the next day, though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/18/2015 at 22:29
My 1-6 is mounted on a 7.62x39 AR upper.  I thought I removed the battery the last time I used it… I just discovered I did not.  Still perfect operation.  The last time I used that upper was approximately 4 months ago.  

I've not replaced the battery since I got the scope.  I'd say there is no discharge issue with this scope.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/19/2015 at 21:17
Guys I'd be apprehensive about ebay or internet coin batteries. 
the better lithium coin cells hold charge for well over a year but cheap ones don't.
buy from a reputable source and a known brand.  With a little shopping you can find great deals.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/20/2015 at 07:30
You got any suggestions of other sources?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/21/2015 at 06:01
Originally posted by MikieG MikieG wrote:

You got any suggestions of other sources?
 
 Sorry for the delayed reply....
 
I buy in volume from electronics suppliers like Digi-key,  Allied Electronics or Mouser Electronics since I stock for a electronics lab.
 
However, try and think of the highest volume battery sellers... Wal-Mart, Toys r Us, Target and don't flinch but Radio Shack.  Also larger Camera shops ...but they seldom have the best prices...
Now that most battery packaging has 'use by' dates you can quickly get an idea if the stock has been sitting around for a while.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/22/2015 at 09:22
I found them on Amazon for a pretty good price, and I get mine from Batterys Plus most of the time.

As I said before, my experience is based on a very early production 1-4X, I do not have a 1-6X SS.  I had a few 5-20 SS for awhile and, because of the experience with the 1-4X, I didn't keep batteries in it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/22/2015 at 09:57
I have two 5-20s on back order right now. I plan to also get a 1-4 so in the end i will have a slight investment in this system. As of now my 1-6 has no consumption problems as long as i remember to turn it off before storage.

Does anyone have any specific brand or model of battery to advise?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/22/2015 at 10:02
We use 2032 in all our alarm controllers/panic buttoms where I work.  They are also used on all computer motherboards.  I have several scopes that use them, so I go through a lot of them. 

I have always bought either Energizer, Duracell, Sony, or Panasonic.  In my experience all those seem to work well for the uses I listed above. 

Those brands are all for sale on Amazon, for good prices.  If you buy 10 or more at a time from an online retailer the prices are pretty good.  If you buy one or two from the local store, they are way over priced IMO. 
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