RDS too bright. Need electrical type help.
 

So yeah,
I ordered one of those generic brand $70 aimpoints from ebay, said to be from the same people that G&P gets theirs from... It works great but...

It's too bright.

What I've basically tried to do is put some tin foil on one side of one of the batterys and a piece in the middle between them... then two, and three... and on until I short the batterys.

You see, I'm basically trying to increase the resistance, but I've failed. Tin foil isn't a bad conductor.

Does anyone have any better ideas? for materials or anything?
Like, the thing is really bright, anyone know a bad connecter that will cut the current by ALOT with only a couple milimeters of space?...

It runs on two button batteries.


To be more detailed on the brightness, purely because I have nothing else to do and I don't have a good story to tell except my springer pistol kill, but that has nothing to do with this.

In a lit room, about normal lighting, the dot is there... but it has a big fuzzy star around it... on lowest brightness. It's not bad, increases size by able two.

But, in the dark, the thing is a STAR. It glows and is about 4 times the size of the regular dot, and my eyes get adjusted to that and I can't see anything else... It's impossible to see anything through the site at this point.


Short story short
RDS Too bright. Any suggestions to fix it?

Sounds like you might be focusing on the dot rather than looking past it and focusing on your target.
I find if you try to focus on the dot of most rds' the dot starts to "star" and blur.
Give it a try n it might help, plus out in the sun light it'll make the dot look alot dimmer than inside.

Nah, you're right though. That does have effect. But I haven't done that.

I'm thinking more for night games though... It would be horrible to use.
In even relitively dark rooms it is horrible as I can't see ANYTHING at all through it, so in that, I sure can't focus on anything. At all.

Maybe you can get some electrical wizard to take it apart and put some resistors in it or something or other...

How many brightness sitings do you have one it?

I thought even the cheap knock offs had multiple brightness settings...

Tough one..can you try a small thin steel washer?

It does have adjustable.

7 settings and off.

I'm speaking on the dimmest setting though. The brightest... the whole inside of the site glows red.

Regarding the washer, I'll try and find one to give a try. Any others?

Come on. There must be an electrician somewhere here.

It's this kind.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Aimpoint-RDS-Scop...QQcmdZViewItem

Leave it on for a while to drain the batteries a bit, and keep doing it until you are satisifed with it. Best way is resistors, more than likely a low ohm (<1k) surface mount will do the trick. Chances are there are already a couple resistors in there to limit the current flow, could be that one resistor just needs to be increased a bit.

I'd take the simple route and run the batteries down a bit. Can't see much use in trying to put stuff in between the batteries. Depending on what you use, you'll find either no change or no charge.

Id contact the manurfacturer.
I had a tasco RDS that was like a flippin flashlight.
I called tasco and they said to take it back to LeBarons where I got it and get a new one.

You had the same one I use on my MP5 I recall. Mine works great, use it during daylight on 11 and it's just fine, at night (or other low light conditions, my basement for example), I use it on 3 or 4 because I find the higher powered settings the dot is too big and blurry (ya, eyesight ain't the best, but I get away with no glasses for 99% of what I do).

Now that you mention is Droc, might not be a bad idea for others who own the same RDS to post and say theirs is too bright as well, just fine, etc. Could just be the one he bought is a screwed up one like what you had.

Emailed the seller and he told me to use it outside in the daytime and I won't have any problems...

Well, I guess I learned for being cheap.
I was actually hoping that I would be able to use this in night games... when I can't see my damn iron sights.
Oh well, if anyone can help me... I'd sure be happy, but seems it isn't defective...
And to show that it isn't just a bad dot, when I look at it into a light bulb, it is nice and round. Still on lowest setting.

As for the number of settings, maybe to help identify it, there are 6 positions, off and 5 level brightness.

And yes, does anyone else own this?From 1337tactical

I have no idea who manufactures it. Didn't even have a box.
Here is a picture of the dot from the retailer... a nice dot there.
http://www.1337tactical.com/gallery/aimpoint4l.jpg
Let's see if I can pick up a picture of mine.

Anyway, it seems it will be fine for outdoor daytime use.
I guess my basement may be a bit dark.

Though, as I said before, still open to suggestions as I would like to use this in the night... or dawn.. or afternoon.

Anyway, here's a picture. In my actual view, it's a bit bigger in glow and the glow isn't quite as round.

Also, how do you like my range? :lol:
Notice. That is a Crosman target. It actually has BBs UNDER the gell.

i have the g&p aimpoint and the tgs aimpoint. i like using the g&p because the dot doesn't not distort and at night it gets dimm enough to see targets. the tgs aims point i dont like one bit. the on/off switch is a variable resistor and it's really touchy too. on the tgs i noticed that when it was on either low or high setting there's a blur/star around the red dot even when trying to place the red dot on a target. also the tgs has a green tinted glass that really sux when playing at night. i bought the g&p for almost double of the tgs. u get what u paid for.

It actually sounds like it's faulty, not too bright - something seems to be wrong with the projection of the dot or the beam inside - sortof the way a laser pointer can not project a straight beam, but a wider, cone shaped beam if it gets damaged or screwed up.

Sounds to me more like it's just dysfunctional - get it exchanged - explain to them that it's not too bright, it's just not working since you got it. It SHOULD be a dot, not a big blotch.

will it run on one battery?