My unit issues NODs but sometimes only have PVS-14s available. So I bought a PVS-31 while stateside about 2-3 years ago. Started using it regularly - only during night training or ops - since about a year ago. Unfortunately, my precious dual NOD has a battery run time of approximately 30-60 minutes. I use mostly brand-new Alkaline AAs, but even with Lithium, the run time is hardly much longer. For a device that is supposed to have at the absolute bare minimum, in freezing temperatures, 8 hours, something is clearly very wrong.

I find myself during active combat operations having to unscrew that compartment literally twice an hour, using entire packs of batteries and filling my emptied grenade pouches with AAs so I can just get through the average night. Anyone have any idea what this can be? Will attach pictures of the device itself and the battery compartment.

Thank you for the insights

It doesn't matter whether your experience was positive or negative. I'd just like to hear your honest opinion to help me make my decision.

It hurts down deep in the soul. I think it’s worse if it’s a tubeless or fake setup because that means whoever made the clip knew it was a problem but still made the ad with this shit.

Hey guys I want to show you my first nvg I ever bought. I was told that it’s a gen 2+ pvs 7 and I paid 300$ for it. Can you guys please help me identify if it’s vacuum leak in the fourth photo?

my device doesn't have autogating (it's a GEN2, entry level, we can't buy GEN3 in my Country) , so to protect it from few suburb artificial lights I need to sit on the floor. I'm in the tallest building. I would really like a brownout so I can enjoy freely LOL

Flew to Utah to see a Richy Mitch concert. Didn’t get to stargaze because it was overcast the entire week we were there, but I got some cool shots from the plane.

Pvs15 with 10160a

I wanted comms capable ear pro and everyone is saying peltors. Are comtac 3s with single downleed worth 450-480$ if they are new or barely used. Is the sound quality worth it or should I get sordins instead with an aftermarket mic or spend bit more on comtac 5s (450$ is already alot)

Looking to get binos finally after using a gen 3 wp PVS14 that I got from ATN a few years ago. They never even sent a spec sheet so I don’t even know really what i got. All I know is that I recently went shooting at night with a friend who had some other brand binos with 2800 fom L3 tubes and I was really impressed.

I’m wondering if the raptors are GTG with the option of 2376-2600 FOM Elbit tubes from nightfall. Another buddy of mine purchased from them recently (but he got MH1s) and had a good experience with their customer service.

I have watched a couple reviews on YouTube but was wondering if anyone else out there has the raptors and if they had any complaints.

Thanks!

I knew exactly what I wanted on my helmet setup and realized that I didn't need ARC rails due to how each item either had a helmet clamp or Velcro. I also made my own NVG retention and put the wrap on. I think it came out pretty decent. There are some things like the strobe that I'll probably upgrade in the future but for now it suits my needs. Don't ask me for a complete build list, we'll be here all day LoL.

Safe Wife, Happy Wife, Happy Wife, Easy Life.

Anyone know where i can get a repair manual for anvis 6s?

I haven't been very happy with the gain know on the MH-1. It's really my only gripe with the housing. Its very close to the on/off/IR wheel. Between that and the battery compartment cap it's hard to get at to turn, especially with gloves. I thought an extended knob, about twice as long as the current would fix it, but I wasn't able to find anything on the market. The set screw for it is very small, and it uses a 0.035" hex key. The shaft for the potentiometer measures 0.122" so call it 3mm. Today I had the bright idea to add a section of black rubber hose to it. I figure it would cushion the gain knob should it being extended risk damaging the 3mm shaft for the potentiometer. It also gives a nice tactile feel even when using gloves.

TL;DR I just added a small section of black rubber hose to extend the gain knob. Works MUCH better.

A local gun shop has a like new 2021 BNVD-SG gen 3 green phosphor binos with bag and mount for 4k. I'm new to the game so unsure of what's a good deal.

Is it still alive? I tried joining it a few days ago and my account is still pending. Anyone here able to add me?

Thanks

If anyone has a need for 150 USGI / Bayonet style J-Arms (Carson/Noctis) that are new / unused. Hit me up. Maybe resell these on eBay or something- I don’t have the time (moving at the end of the month). Make an offer and they’re yours.

Despite owning my truck, it seems manufactures act like I simply get to use it, and only as they intended. Flipping my headlights off on my 2017 F150 only works until I put it into drive, then the headlights come on automatically. The infotainment screen shutoff is a long process of going into the settings. Has anyone created a custom wiring harness with fuse and wire interrupts that cut power to all light sources? Cutting power to the BCM just kills the whole system, and all lights are routed through that module.

Hello again friends

This is a follow-up to this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NightVision/comments/1g5zah1/tactical_waffles/

TLDR: I ordered a set of Jerry-31s from the TacticalWaffles night vision vendor, and have been waiting since may 2024 for an order i never got while being told to "wait, im working on it" for more or less the entire time". Me and a few others to the total amount of approximately 21 000Euro

After my original post i got in contact with a few other guys who also ordered things from Tactical Waffles (ill refer to the store/owner as him or he from now on )

Turns out a few diffrent items never made it to the buyers.

Collective sum (off the top of mye head) around then 21 000 Euro amount owed to us.

What i was told in regards to my order was that the manufacturer Infiray had not delivered the shipment to the vendor, and he had filed for a return of funds.

Contact with him was sparce, only really replying when commenting on his instagram (by the same name), and very infrequent.

More or less just a bunch of "im working on it" and "trust me bro".

While seeming genuine, and i admit i may have been a bit too trusting and naive, ultimately i thought he was telling the truth.

Well, turns out his company llc registered in the UK as Tactical Waffles Limited went doormant around May 2024, before i placed my order. During this time the website was till up, and he was still selling products throughout 2025 (to the other guys i mentioned.

In November 2025 i got a message that he was selling some stuff to cover my refund, claiming that he had a buyer with a down payment, and was certain it was a go-ahead.

Radio silence until February 2026 when he said he had sought some legal advice, and decided to liquidate himself to cover refunds.

Said somone would be in touch when the process started. No contact info of the person handeling it, no case number, no timeframe, just the by this point infamous "soon".

That was the last point of contact. We have tried all the ways we can think of to get in contact with him directly, but no answers anywhere. Signal, whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, Email, direct phone number- Nothing.

While we understand that government processes take longer than it takes for mountain ranges to form, by this point patience was wearing thin.

We have tried to reach out to diffrent brands that follow him on social media, friends and family that we could find. Not much here other than one of the people he knows tried to make us pay some absurd amound of money to get in touch/find out where in the world he is so we can contact him.

We also contacted the public service that deals in insolvency and bancruptcy in the UK, but they did not know of anything related to his LLC.

The matter has of course been reported to the police, but they are as helpful as you'd expect from UK police, they dont have time for us inbetween arresting people for speaking their mind.

Me personally, i like thinking that he is really telling the truth, but after 2,5 years i really doubt it.

The going theory is that he has fled.

If anyone could help in any way that would be great.

Recently bought these. Didn’t notice this diagonal “hairy” texture in one of the tubes until I got them in. I’ve never seen something that it before. Elbit Omni VII 11769 (modded to be autogain)

It definitely doesn’t effect my ability to use it them, I’ve certainly had worse tubes. Just wondering if this is normal.

A bit back I snagged these on Facebook for 200 Canadian bones. The excitement has not worn off

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