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Hello, it could be a number of problems with your Night Leopard Monocular.
Broken wire, bad switch, cold solder joint, faulty electronic components, image
intensifier tube has gone south faster than a Ethiopian chicken. Another problem
here is were it was manufactured and there quality control procedures.... I
would say that Russia manufacture mostly junk in their NV devises. But they also
manufacture some night vision components that really good. Nothing to the
quality of the US tho.
Since, I have work on a few of these Russian NV devises. 90% of the problem
will the image intensifier tube. They might work for six months or six years.
There quality control isn't the best in the work; of course, the companies in
the USA that has there name and logo on them they tell a different story.
GB....stewbison
Hello, Is there two switches on the NV monocular? If so, one is for the IR
illuminator and other is for turn the scope off/on. Also, does each switch have
a LED associated with it? Green for turning on the monocular and red LED when
the IR illuminator is on. Now the IR switch is a momentary switch once you push
on the button it turn on IR. If you release the IR button it turns off the IR..
What do you mean by green lightening storm in the view finder? Generation 1
image intensifier tubes when ignited by 15KV it will glow green in the tube. If
you look through the eye pieces there will be a green glow with fluctuating
intensity as bright light impact the plate in the image tube.
GB...stewbison
Hello, You should have two switches, one for on/off and the other for IR intensifier (red). There should be or not two LED one green to indicate on/off--no green LED it off, if the green LED glows green it on. The same with IR luminator, red is glowing the IR is on, if not glowing red, it off.
Make sure you have new batteries and make sure that the polaity is correct---positive +, negative -.
Push the on button, if you push the right button the green LED will glow, then push IR button. Put you hand in front of the monocular and see if there is a red glow on the palm of you hand, if there is then the IR is on. Never look into the IR lens. Now you can look through the eye piece.
Now, if there no green tent inside of the monocular then there are other problems with you NV devise.
Never, and I mean NEVER look at bright light at night or in the daylight. This will destroy the image tube. That is one reason why they are call night vision....Only for viewing in the dark. stewbison
I don't unstand about the cylinder under the optical lens. Let me ask a few questions, OK. first, what type of battery does the Famouse Trail 700 use? Where on the NV Monoculars is the battery compartment on the top or bottom or on the back side? General question, have you or anybody else been pointing or observing bright lights with monoculare while the NV monocular been on. If has been observing bright light during the night or day.... It has died and has going back to Red Star. Just send me more information, and don't tell me about the color wires. In these Russian manufactured NV devises they use teflon white wire, every now and then a light pink wire will show up. stewbison.... like American Bison Meat!
Jello, you meam that IR isn't emitting red light? If the IR isn't working then it has a bad IR luminator, broken wire, bad switch. Now the on/off switch get it power from battery to IR, it just one simple circuit. Also don't look at the IR light if it's on. Also don't point or look at bright lights with this NV devices, it will destroy the image intensifier tube. stewbison
Hello, There could be a number things that go wrong with Famous Trails NV.
Little history here.These binoculars, monoculars and some scopes are
manufactured in Russia. There could be a malfunctioning switch or switch's,
broken wire, faulty controller. Between what can really go wrong with it
would be broken wire or image intensifier tube. I think on this model you'll
need to remove the front lens, it screw on or off. Once you give it off, there
will be ring with three screw.
Remove the screws. Now gently remove the but first remove the eye viewing
lens. Be careful here there will be some white wire attached to the switches,
IR light, LED will all have wires and the two wire from the battery compartment.
Mark the wires and there location on the printed circuit board...all wire
location on their boards. Label it very well. Check for broken wires and check
the switches. If not broken wires or bad switch then problem would be the green
painted tube with a thick black collar around it. To check that you will need
15KV switch DC/AC at 20Khz and about 12ua of current. stewbison
Hey, you got you self a Russian NV monocular. There should be two switches. One
switch is to turn on/off the unit. The second switch is used to turn on the IR
illuminate--which means infrared red light. To improve the night capabilities of
the NV monocular.
Ther are two LED's one green for on/off switch and one LED that is red for the IR illuminator.
NO-NO-NO's
When the NV monocular isn't been used, take the batteries out. The worst
NO-NO's is looking through monocular during the daylight hours. The do have
metal front lens cover with a small hole in the center for a few minutes of
viewing during the day. Remember---Use Only During the Night---Do look at bright
lights, don't let the kids play with it and make dam sure that Grandfather
doesn't get his hand on it. He will be doing long range peeping at the neighbors
or the lady that leaves here blinds open during the. Kid-No, Grandfathers-N0,
Fathers-that up to them. If pop going some night look see. I'll make a bit his
survival ratio has raised demise by 70%. stewbison
Hello, this Night Owl monocular will have two light (LED's), one green for on/off, and other red LED for IR illuminator. So, does the green light come on? Also, if still does work, then send it to me. I some parts to fix other NV devise and 95% of them are manufactured in Russia including yours. I wish you all the luck. GB...stewbison
I have seen a few of this model and the tubes were gone in each case. Best way is to check if HV present at tube - get someone who knows what they are doing to take a look. If it is the tube, it will be expensive to repair. Unscrewing the lens may reveal that the inner surface of the tube has dark marks, also indicating possible tube damage.
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