20 Most Recent Nikon Archer's Choice Laser Rangefinder Questions & Answers

Hi,

The unit needs an alignment. Vibration and dropping the unit is the number one killer of rangefinders.....After a while of using them, (bouncing around in golf carts, cup holders, dropping them on the cart path, or the ground) small prisms start to move inside and decrease the units effective range.... (only able to hit a target at about 150 yards or less) People that use these type of instruments have to realize that the laser beam is the straightest line in the history of man!!!. Alignment is crucial!!!

Alignment is due. For all you players that think its okay to take off the eyepiece cap.....(bad idea) This is why you see oily looking spots or black spots in the view. Direct sunlight will be magnified and burn the surface of the LCD. Nikon is good about warranties but, if you take it apart...the warranty is void!!!! So if its 2 years old or less.....(send a copy of the proof of purchase) .send it to them. If you have sunlight burns already...this won't effect the performance of the unit. Wait till something else is wrong.

THE COST..... $50 for alignment, $15 for LCD, $40 for newer eyepiece that helps deflect direct sunlight (will not prevent thermal burns but, protects for longer periods of time before damage happens) $15 for clean and adjusting.

Unfortunately, there are no recalls for the same.

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

Hope i helped you.

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hey there if you look just under the eye piece you will see a + - symbol you can turn the eye piece left or right to adjust to your liking

I "thought" my Nikon Archer's Choice was draining batteries, erratic behavior, only top charged batteries would work, ouch. Discovered that the battery compartment connection was the problem (after going through several batteries!). I first put a 1/8 th inch spacer between the battery and the compartment cap and found it worked fine. Looked in the bottom and there is a gizzmo on the + terminal post, took that off so that better contact could be made, plus cut away excess plastic on + side of battery and now it's terrific! Always works, battery lasts forever. May or may not fix your problem, but certainly fixed mine!

Must see if the battery is in correct polarity and is set right . If power comes without any measurement, thenit is possible that the laser is not active , the beam is not readback , the processing is faulty for the return signal.
Might have the main board processor faulty.

Adjust the the width or the eyepieces as you are looking through them until you see a perfect circle. Sorry for the 5 year delay. Your post attracted spam which was removed and that action put it back to the top of the list. I had answered before I noticed :>D

Get some industrial size silica gel bags and warm them in the oven. Put a couple of bags inside a large Ziploc bag with the binoculars and leave them in a warm place like an airing cupboard for a week. It there is a lot of water, remove the object lenses (the large end, they should unscrew) and shake the water out. The gel packs last forever and can be dried out in the oven before use. I have some from the mid 1960s as my dad used got them at work from rolls of copper foil that were delivered to make printed circuit board. https://www.amazon.com/large-silica-gel-packets/s?k=large+silica+gel+packets ..

They are available in all these outlets. https://www.google.com/search?q=battery+chamber+lid+parts+NV-BXA30996 ..

depends on what they cost. you did not list model or maker.sounds like they can be repaired , lenses have shifted, and has to be realigned. can i help further [email protected]

No thanks, but thank you for thinking of us

This YouTube video shows how to clean the lens.
https://youtu.be/p_KImwAxvwk

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