EOTech all better now
I reported here that my EOTech was busted. It seems all better now. I just needed to reset the circuits by:
Removing the batteries
Pressing the buttons for a few seconds
Letting it sit for several minutes
Now, it works just fine.
March 16th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
[…] Update: The EOTech is all better now. See here for how to fix. […]
March 16th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
You know, I can’t believe I didn’t know that.
Pardon me whilst I go hang my head in shame.
March 16th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
Well, you can’t know everything. Heck, you can’t find time to blog 😉
March 16th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
How do you know it’s fixed, for good? Why did it go all flaky on you anyway?
Are you cowitnessing with this rig?
March 16th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
In other words, you fixed it with voodoo? You shook some knuckle bones and threw some chicken blood around and it started working?
March 16th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
SM, folks say it is fixed for good and that rarely happens though it happens more with N battery models than with AA battery models. It does cowitness.
Phelps, nah, just rebooted.
March 16th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
well, I’ll be damned:
http://www.eotech-inc.com/cust_troubleshooting.php
Reset the electronics by removing any source of power for approximately two minutes. This will allow a capacitor in the electronics housing to drain of power, resetting the electronics. Reconnect the batteries and operate the sight as normal.
I would still bet that there’s no real computing power in that sight though. so “rebooted” should go in quotes.
Good thing it does cowitness. Belt and suspenders backup for those times you have a charging rabid whistle-pig after you 😉
March 16th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
“I would still bet that there’s no real computing power in that sight though. so “rebooted” should go in quotes.”
The term you’re looking for is “power cycled.” What’s the difference between “power cycling” and “turning it on and off,” you ask? About a hundred dollars per hour in the computer consulting world.
March 17th, 2006 at 9:57 am
Sounds like it’s running Windows…