Thread: DIY Night Vision

will be stoked if it is, looks like some sort of hashed reticle for holdover maybe... cool.

Can the tube be damaged from to much direct light when its not connected to power source?

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

will be stoked if it is, looks like some sort of hashed reticle for holdover maybe... cool.

Can the tube be damaged from to much direct light when its not connected to power source?

Yes the Gen1 tubes are very suseptable to light damage even when not connected to a power souse. Damage will usually be a dimming of the usefull emited picture to the stage of total fade out.
Had it happen to a clients Night Scope once with a Gen2 U.S MX9916 tube installed. He left it on the dashboard of his boat after a nights hunting , turned off with the batteries out. The front lens cover got knocked off in the dark and the scope watched the sun come up........... Stuffed tube.
You may have an emprinted reticule at the back end of the tube but thats unusual. I cannot rember if the PVS-2 has internal sight ajustment of was an Eclan mount arrangment.
The only draw back of the PVS-2 was the size of the thing at about 7 pounds and like mounting a Dog roll on top of you rifle.

Originally Posted by Tasbay

Yes the Gen1 tubes are very suseptable to light damage even when not connected to a power souse. Damage will usually be a dimming of the usefull emited picture to the stage of total fade out.
Had it happen to a clients Night Scope once with a Gen2 U.S MX9916 tube installed. He left it on the dashboard of his boat after a nights hunting , turned off with the batteries out. The front lens cover got knocked off in the dark and the scope watched the sun come up........... Stuffed tube.
You may have an emprinted reticule at the back end of the tube but thats unusual. I cannot rember if the PVS-2 has internal sight ajustment of was an Eclan mount arrangment.
The only draw back of the PVS-2 was the size of the thing at about 7 pounds and like mounting a Dog roll on top of you rifle.

Thanks for the tips mate. Yip its definitely got a reticle of sorts with 7.62/Xxx printed under it. Obviously callibrated for 7.62