Thermal..... Again!

[Darren24]

give it a go on your unit go into semi auto and up the gain until lyou get a picture around the 150 mark. post results asap thanks. if the picture deteriates press the calibrate button its the one nearest the front lens. i seem to get the best results in black hot.

[Fox Hunter]

It's misty here but I just gave it a go. The pic was crap in auto but picking up sheep, in semi it did seem to give ever so slightly better detail on the landscape but the heat source was no different. I couldn't get anywhere near your pics but it's a total different night to what I saw through it last night when it was dry. Switching back to auto the pic just slightly darkened, the sheep looked the same and I could still just about make out the landscape. You really need to compare them at the same time as it was pointless taking pics with mine tonight.

[Darren24]

Met up tonight with a chap from Southend (thanks) and his unit performed completely different than mine ie worked in auto and mine didn't . WIll speak to Thomas jacks tomorrow and see what they say will keep you all informed of the outcome.

[Fox Hunter]

Not sure if that's good news or not. It looked that way by your pics so it's good to get to the bottom of it for definite. Thank goodness for the forum and filling in locations was jolly decent of the chap to meet up
TJ's should sort it, be good to hear the outcome though:thumbup:

[AnthonyR]

Nice to meet you Darren, your unit is definitely fubared.

Hope you get it sorted soon.

[PESCA]

Well done fellas

George

[Darren24]

thanks for the meet up again.
dropped unit up to t jacks today and prove to jamei at t jacks it was not performing correctly. we tryed a 518eb and a 518ec all worked in auto. mine worked a bit in auto my gain was low about 20 there units were up around the hundred mark with there off set 500 ish and mine around 700. any way uped the gain though the menu and hey presto a good image. my unit is being sent to Belgem for repair. i feel a bit lost no without it , will have to go back to spotting with a gen 2 monocular with a laser and watch for eye shine. used to do it best year was 166 with no thermal. how i done that i do not no.
does any ones 518 work regarding the standby mode in the menu ????????

[Fox Hunter]

Glad to hear it's getting sorted

Do you mean the auto eye piece shut down?

Mine worked when I first got it but when I was looking through it with my none shooting eye the thing kept going into stand by at the wrong time. Since then I've just left it on the whole time and not bothered with the shut down. So in answer to your question yes it 'did' work..

[PESCA]

Same for me. Couldn't be doing with the on/off thing, so now it's left on all of the time too.

George

[Darren24]

gona have a go old style tomorrow night on a baited spot. hope its not laser shy.