Field eXpedients M68 Close Combat Optic OnOff Marking

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The M68 Close Combat Optic (CCO) • • • Meet the Aimpoint M68 Close Combat Op... • • is a disposible, lithium CR123 3 volt battery- • • http://www.gad-zooks.com/d123.html • • powered red-dot collimator sight made by Aimpoint that's also known as the COMP-M. • • http://www.combatreform.com/nightvisi... • • By being battery and not radioactive illuminated, you can choose a very bright red dot setting--but it costs you having to replace yet another battery in a veritable sea of Army devices needing batteries! • • http://www.combatreform.com/batterych... • • Many years of field use has uncovered a glitch with the M68 CCO: it has no markings to show when its turned off--or not. After having to fight an entire second-half of a JRTC rotation without a red-dot aimpoint and letting some OPFOR live another day, we came up with a Fx solution: oil paint marks on the M68 on/off switch to visibly depict when its off to save battery life. • • http://www.combatreform.com/m68offmar... • • This technique was latered published in the U.S. Army's PS magazine: • • http://www.combatreform.com/PSmagazin... • http://www.combatreform.com/PSmagazin... • • Now we just need to use lithium-ion ( lion ) rechargeable 3v batteries to power our M68 CCOs! • • http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?... • • Rechargeable CR123A Li-Ion Batteries with 3.0V working voltage and 900mAh capacity. • Tenergy RCR123A can be recharged up to 1000 times. 1 RCR123A Li-ion = 1000 CR123A Primary Cells • Replace the most of CR123A primary Lithium battery for a digital cameras and flashlight • Internal voltage regulators. • Modified Voltage to achieve 3.2v at full voltage; once loaded, cell voltage drops to 3.0v. • Internal over-charge and over-discharge protection to prevent battery over use. The current will be shut off when the battery voltage drops below 2.5V. • Dimension: 16 D x 34 H mm. (The height 34mm includes the button top) • Weight: 17 g or 0.6 Oz. • • All-Battery.com • 1292 Kifer Road, Suite 807 • Sunnyvale, CA 94086 • (408)739-2833 • Fax: 2081 • [email protected] • • Battery recharging can be done back at the forward operating base (FOB) from the BATTLEBOXtroops barracks using wind, solar, human and fuel power generators • • http://www.combatreform.com/battlebox... • • and from the M113 Gavin infantry maneuver sustainment tank using AC power inverters connected to the 24v batteries for starting • the fossil fuel engine • • http://www.combatreform.com/batterych... • • Or even better from the vast reservoir of power available to a hybrid-electric drive M113A4 Super Gavin

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