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1/5/2017 10:15:28 PM EDT
Anyone have any tips tricks for better fitment of the Vortex Defender eye piece cap? Objective fits great, the eyepiece one on a Viper PST keeps wanting to pull off, plus fits a little award because of the illumination adjustment knob.
Thanks
1/6/2017 11:16:54 AM EDT
[#1]
Usually what I do is just put a couple of wraps of electrical tape around the eyepiece to increase the o.d., and to add something that they grip a bit better to. That is the easiest way. One other trick is a dab of rubber cement or super glue, but of course that is a more...permanant... solution.
1/6/2017 11:52:39 AM EDT
[#2]
Hey, just an FYI from the engineering department. 3M makes some self sealing tape that won't stick to the scope body or the cap, but just to itself. If you do a few wraps of this it will add thickness so that the cap is tighter on the eyepiece. 

The nice thing about this tape is that it won't leave a messy residue on your scope or the inside of your cap.

I believe our customer care department actually has some of this tape and will send it to you if you call them: 1-800-426-0048.

Thanks!
1/6/2017 12:48:22 PM EDT
[#3]
Good deal, and thanks for the responses.
2/6/2017 12:19:10 AM EDT
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Hey, just an FYI from the engineering department. 3M makes some self sealing tape that won't stick to the scope body or the cap, but just to itself. If you do a few wraps of this it will add thickness so that the cap is tighter on the eyepiece. 

The nice thing about this tape is that it won't leave a messy residue on your scope or the inside of your cap.

I believe our customer care department actually has some of this tape and will send it to you if you call them: 1-800-426-0048.

Thanks!
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I have the same issue so thanks for the info. However, can you comment on why these don't work "out of the box" on your own scopes?
2/6/2017 11:03:01 AM EDT
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I have the same issue so thanks for the info. However, can you comment on why these don't work "out of the box" on your own scopes?
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They work great on most of our scopes, however we only started with the one eyepiece size flip cap. With the wide variety of eyepiece sizes in our scope line it's difficult to get one size to fit everything. We have other eyepiece sizes planned for the future to try and cover the entire range.