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Posted: 1/16/2010 5:28:42 PM EDT
I picked up an EoTech from a guy at work. It's never really been used hardly and was mounted on a rifle that has only been fired a few hundred rounds. Anyways, when I bought it from him I took the batteries out of it, just a precaution I wanted to take in case they leaked until I bought my rifle to put it on. So I mounted it on my rifle today and put new batteries in it, but it won't turn on. I pressed the "on" button, and nothing. In case it was on I tried to make the reticle brighter but still nothing. I dunno what else to do with it. Is there some kind of reset procedure on them or anything? Or has my bad luck struck again? 
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| AFAIK there isn't any reset button on them. I've changed batteries countless numbers of time and they all turn back on by depressing either the up or down arrows. Not to ask the noob questions, but are the batteries seated correctly/in the right way? Also did it work before you bought it? I would check the terminals inside the EOTech as well and see how they look. |
| No it's cool, glad your asking stuff, I appreciate it. Yes I did double check to ensure that I had the batteries in correctly, which they are. I also verified that it worked before I decided to buy it from him. I played with it numerous times at work on his rifle and it always worked fine, and it worked great the night that I told him I'd buy it and he handed it over to me. I'm just pissed I guess that suddenly it's not working!! |
| I would try and put in a different set of batteries. If the terminals look ok and nothing is seemingly loose, I'm out of ideas. If worse comes to worse, you can contact EOTech for a repair. A while ago my lens broke upon impact. I emailed their CS and get a RMA form to fill out. Mailed it to them, and within 2 weeks or so I got it back good as new. Total cost was $58. |
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