@Scott_at_Vortex - really appreciate you chiming in to our many questions. I'm looking forward to using mine for the first time this weekend.
Night Vision Vortex Impact 4000 Rifle/Rail mounted Range finder???
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Once I get one here and have a look, it may be possible to make a replacement cap for external power using the same basic parts I use for the NVG/COTI USB battery power options.
I fully removed my remote in the menu then added it back and it worked right away. Prior to that I was struggling as well
Battery and circuitry are easy, the cap looks like a PITA. Negative side of the unit, so there's a spring in there no doubt and its recessed. I'd hate to have to machine the cap rather than print it, but I have no doubt it can be done, more about how much it would cost to do it small scale.That would be brilliant if it worked out that easy
So…can I push profiles from the app to the unit? I do not want to go in and manually reprogram/rename all that stuff in the Impact 4000 if I can avoid it.
My unit and app do not seem to be working the way it shows in the manual and videos…
@Scott_at_Vortex
My unit and app do not seem to be working the way it shows in the manual and videos…
@Scott_at_Vortex
you will probably want to indicate android or iPhone going forward. my shooting partner and i each have one of each, and there are many differences in setup. I had a bullet profile pushed from my iphone that his android pulled from LRF on startup of app. Its a syncing feature every time you restart the app I believe. Please know I am no expert here, been setting up all week and going to zero and run it tomorrow from 500 to a mile and do a side by comparison with 5700 if all goes well.
iPhone (iOS and app are up to date)
ETA: just tried and it connects to my work phone just fine, but not the personal phone I run everything off of…still can’t figure out how to get profiles to push from app to device.
ETA: just tried and it connects to my work phone just fine, but not the personal phone I run everything off of…still can’t figure out how to get profiles to push from app to device.
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Someone was asking me about setting it up and keeping it under 12lbs for comps. It's easily doable, even with a double Ckye-Pod, suppressed, and all the other normal accessories you could throw on.
Does anyone have experience mounting to an ARC M-BRACE Mount LRF Bridge? I'm concerned that its lower and a smaller mounting surface than other bridges.
Mine mounts up fine. I have the Impact on another rig and only clamped it in(on) to see functionality. The only concern I have is when I dial up towards the top, the screen is pretty much blocked from cheek weld. I’m sure other glass mount combos are different. I may return and go side saddle.
Gotcha. Yeah that's what I'm concerned about. Thanks for the response. What optic are you running?
Valdata precision in MOA to make matters worse. Probably will live on a gasser with MilRad glass.
You have the option to go dark and use as a stand alone I believe. It will not work with location disabled on you phone if using with app.
Ordered a unit from @SkyScrapin and it's already in the mail - thanks Preston!. I hope to get it out at Quantico this weekend.
@Scott_at_Vortex Most 123s are 3v, but some rechargeable 123s are 3.7v. Can the 4000 use the 3.7v 123s?
@Scott_at_Vortex Most 123s are 3v, but some rechargeable 123s are 3.7v. Can the 4000 use the 3.7v 123s?
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Yes, absolutely. You are good to go.
Can this device connect to a Kestrel or similar device via Bluetooth and get Environmental data like wind speed & direction?
Not hunting, but am doing night shooting, and no, it still blazes like a thousand suns on a dark night with the display set to the lowest setting. It’s my only real issue with the unit.
It doesn't like ranging through openings in trees or behind shrubs as well as my radius.
I'm going to try adding a piece of tail-light tape over the display.
I've had mine for a few weeks and am still on the original battery with quite a bit of time just messing around the house.
Overall, I'm thrilled with the unit.
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Radius was totally visible day and night. Blue data on black display.
And showed up to to 3 different distances (first, best, last ?) VERY useful for shooting through tree lines.
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I copied the radius display idea for the HPR devices:
Same result, visible night and day.
And showed up to to 3 different distances (first, best, last ?) VERY useful for shooting through tree lines.
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I copied the radius display idea for the HPR devices:
Same result, visible night and day.
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To knock down the brightness, a hack could be to tape a Neutral Density (ND) gel filter over the display. Wouldn’t change the color cast. Use them in the photography world.
They come in different strengths (darknesses). Here’s a low-strength one. Lee is a good brand. Cut out a piece and somehow affix it to the display.
Amazon product ASIN B003DIDKDA
Preston @SkyScrapin did a great job getting this to me for some Quantico range time this weekend. Thanks for the unit and the special treatment Brother!
Thanks for posting this. Household 6 thought I was practicing some Harry Potter curse stuff as I was waiving the damn thing around so much.
I killed the battery it came with just playing with the unit a few times. Not sure if it was a good battery to start with. A friend of mine got one with a bad battery for the remote.
I’ve since put another battery in my unit and it’s nearly dead. However I’m not confident that was a new battery it just what I had on me when the original died.
I’ve since put another battery in my unit and it’s nearly dead. However I’m not confident that was a new battery it just what I had on me when the original died.
I can relate...
HH6 spotted me on the back deck "waving" at the cat for about ten minutes...
I keep seeing people want to do a comparison against the SilencerCo Radius, but here's the thing... it's no longer even an option. They're no longer repairing them, so it's really a poor comparison to new products that are serviceable. You can love the Radius all you want, but once it goes down you're holding a mere paperweight.
Would this be to heavy or bulky to put on a battle rifle/dmr style ar10. Anyone set it up like that yet or no.
Haven't asked again lately, but there were still some folks at sico that were familiar with the unit and were happy to look at them to see if they could fix them.
I can't go into details, but once the few extra parts and extra units they had are gone, that was it. The people taking a "look at them" aren't really able to do much. That program died when they were having a hard time moving the units to begin with, and it wasn't until after they quit making them that the market turned and people who didn't have thousands of dollars to dump on WMLRF realized the value.
Yes, I've set it up on my Seekins. As for whether or not it's too heavy or bulky, that's really subjective. I personally don't think so...
Perhaps I'm not saying what I'm trying to say correctly...
But... there was still knowledgeable staff that was able to fix an issue with the unit I was using. This convinced me to buy additional units knowing they would try.
The below post sounds like you were saying you knew they would no longer even attempt to repair one, and that was not my experience or understanding from them at the time.
At this point perhaps they won't even attempt to service one, but your statement sounded much more absolute than my previous experience with them would leave me to believe...
That's why I was specifying I hadn't contacted them lately...
Hope my rambling makes some sense
Agreed, I was told the same about limited parts for repair, and no future plans to get more parts.
But... there was still knowledgeable staff that was able to fix an issue with the unit I was using. This convinced me to buy additional units knowing they would try.
The below post sounds like you were saying you knew they would no longer even attempt to repair one, and that was not my experience or understanding from them at the time.
I was simply expressing that sico was very helpful where they could be it seemed
At this point perhaps they won't even attempt to service one, but your statement sounded much more absolute than my previous experience with them would leave me to believe...
That's why I was specifying I hadn't contacted them lately...
Hope my rambling makes some sense
I never said they wouldn't attempt, I said the person looking at them really isn't able to do much. You were already told about limited parts for repair and no plans to get more parts for the future, and given just that statement alone, caveat emptor.
For the life of me I cannot get my remote to pair.
GeoB was upgraded when the unit and App paired, then I went though the pairing of the 4000. App shows GeoB and 4000 paired, and the devices (GeoB and 4000) show on the settings within the 4000 (also "Vortex" is showing as connected in Bluetooth on my iPotato).
I followed the instructions and went back to the HUD, then hit the BT icon, then the Impact ellipse, which shows the remote and the plus sign (I'm doing this while the remote is on and blinking yellow). There is no auto pairing of the remote so I hit the + by the remote icon and no devices come up.
I've done this and differing sequences about 87 times now. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? TIA.
GeoB was upgraded when the unit and App paired, then I went though the pairing of the 4000. App shows GeoB and 4000 paired, and the devices (GeoB and 4000) show on the settings within the 4000 (also "Vortex" is showing as connected in Bluetooth on my iPotato).
I followed the instructions and went back to the HUD, then hit the BT icon, then the Impact ellipse, which shows the remote and the plus sign (I'm doing this while the remote is on and blinking yellow). There is no auto pairing of the remote so I hit the + by the remote icon and no devices come up.
I've done this and differing sequences about 87 times now. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? TIA.
For the life of me I cannot get my remote to pair.
GeoB was upgraded when the unit and App paired, then I went though the pairing of the 4000. App shows GeoB and 4000 paired, and the devices (GeoB and 4000) show on the settings within the 4000 (also "Vortex" is showing as connected in Bluetooth on my iPotato).
I followed the instructions and went back to the HUD, then hit the BT icon, then the Impact ellipse, which shows the remote and the plus sign (I'm doing this while the remote is on and blinking yellow). There is no auto pairing of the remote so I hit the + by the remote icon and no devices come up.
I've done this and differing sequences about 87 times now. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? TIA.
On the remote, push the up and down arrow pads together at the same time and hold for a few seconds. The remote should pair and then blinking orange/yellow turns to blinking green
On his first pic, they appear to be Vortex. Here’s the 34mm version with the optional diving board.
On his AR, looks like a Vortex cantilever version of the same model.
