Rifle Scopes ?? on scope care.

[10ring'r]

Well... I tried the "search" function and could not find any info. on this.
Say, a person lives in a reasonably high humidity area, in the summer, and a person likes to leave his scope batteries installed, so if/when, a person needs them, they will be in "ready" condition. Would it be overkill, to rub a lite coat of dielectric grease on the batteries, to keep the contacts, corrosion free? I've never had a problem with the "wafer" type batteries (CR2032), but, I've had leakage out of "standard" type, like what's in WML's (AA/AAA). I'm just brainstorming here and probably creating a problem, when there isn't one.
Thanks people, just bored. Mac

 

[jbell]

no 1st hand with that specific question but I would highly recommend you contact your specific scope manufacturer, they should be able to give a definitive answer.

 

[Bertoli888]

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[Mike Casselton]

The optic should have an o-ring seal on the cap.
What should be more important is to make sure your hands are clean before handling the battery and installing it.

Our hands and fingers have corrosive sweat on them. Just touch a Remington BDL bolt body and put it away for two weeks. Come back and it'll have your print etched into it.

 

[10ring'r]

The optic should have an o-ring seal on the cap.
What should be more important is to make sure your hands are clean before handling the battery and installing it.

Our hands and fingers have corrosive sweat on them. Just touch a Remington BDL bolt body and put it away for two weeks. Come back and it'll have your print etched into it.

Just sitting around thinking, or trying to break things that aren't broken. When I handle batteries, I do keep hands/fingers free of gun oils/solvents, so that makes sense.
O-rings have their purpose, but, have sometimes wondered about the air space in the compartment, which maybe/maybe not, have condensation build up, which could/could not effect the contacts.
You're absolutely correct on the Rem. BDL's, grew-up with them during my younger years, hunting in rainy/cold regions of the PNW. Blood will make them start rusting in short order also. Thanks for the reply. Mac

 

[Gil P.]

I don't think a light coat of dialectic grease could hurt, but definitely contact your scope manufacturer.

 

[Mike Casselton]

I don't think a light coat of dialectic grease could hurt, but definitely contact your scope manufacturer.

Dielectric grease is just like solder.

The bigger the blob, the better the job.

 

[mick243]

most battery leakage is caused by the corrosive chemicals inside the battery

 

[JMGlasgow]

I think the battery contacts in the scope are stainless steel and generally sealed with an O-ring. And the button cell batteries are typically lithium so they should be fine.

 

[10ring'r]

I think the battery contacts in the scope are stainless steel and generally sealed with an O-ring. And the button cell batteries are typically lithium so they should be fine.

My thoughts also. When I get bored, my Grey Matter, gets overactive. With the amount of scopes I've owned, I've never, ever, seen any corrosion, so, I guess, I answered my own question. Thanks for your input. Mac

 

[mick243]

I think the battery contacts in the scope are stainless steel and generally sealed with an O-ring. And the button cell batteries are typically lithium so they should be fine.

the contacts in the scope are unlikely to be stainless steel - because they are probably soldered to other bits in the illumination circuit.... they are most likely nickel plated brass or something else springy, corrosion resistant and solderable