Great product with a catch - Armasight XLR-IR850 Detachable X-Long Range Infrared Illuminator

I have had two of these now and both turn off and dim out randomly and always shut off as soon as you shoot. I thought the first one was a fluke so I sent it back and the second one started doing the same thing. (A week out of the return window) I liked it so much that I purchased the afocal doubler to go with it and now I’m just beyond frustrated. This thing is junk. Works great when it works. But since it shuts off when your shoot and flickers most of the time it’s not worth it.

Update: I discovered that it’s not that unit itself that is faulty. It’s the battery that comes with it. The charger has dimples the battery and no longer makes solid connection. (It’s only been recharged 3 times). Comparing it to a spare battery I had it’s noticeably shorter. I switched out to the spare battery and have had no issues since. This illuminator is crazy bright. I highly recommend it but you have to get a new battery. I don’t know how they didn’t notice at Armasight. Ah well. It works great now.