Swarovski AT Balance 18-45x65 Stabilized Spotting Scope Tested and Reviewed

[Stonia]

Is there any chance of a 3rd party adapter for 18650 batteries? Regardless of how well the spotter performs, proprietary batteries, and expensive ones at that, are a real pet peeve of mine.

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[YodaSends]

Is there any chance of a 3rd party adapter for 18650 batteries? Regardless of how well the spotter performs, proprietary batteries, and expensive ones at that, are a real pet peeve of mine.

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and a proprietary charger too... yet another thing to find room in the cases for. I wish it just guzzled cr123 like almost everything else I have.

 

[Matt Cashell]

Is there any chance of a 3rd party adapter for 18650 batteries? Regardless of how well the spotter performs, proprietary batteries, and expensive ones at that, are a real pet peeve of mine.

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18650s are longer than the proprietary battery, so an adapter wouldn't work.

 

[Oman]

I am also interested in knowing any real world experience with these against the traditional scopes. Really trying to decide as well about best kit to invest in.

 

[Stonia]

18650s are longer than the proprietary battery, so an adapter wouldn't work.

Ok, that makes sense, how about cr123, as mentioned? I get thst Swarovski is all expensive, but come on, its a lithium battery.

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[Matt Cashell]

Ok, that makes sense, how about cr123, as mentioned? I get thst Swarovski is all expensive, but come on, its a lithium battery.

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I am not aware of any cr123 adapters.

CR123s have less voltage, so may not be suitable for the Balance scopes.

 

[SLDMTN]

Less than a month before I’m headed out for a peninsula brown bear hunt. I’ve had the AT for a week roughly and I’m absolutely in love thus far.

My one and only complaint, even aside from the batteries being proprietary is that they require a charger base. If the USB-C plugged straight into the battery like a lot of similar units, it would be much handier. My thermal optic came with a USB-C splitter so both batteries charge at once with just a cord.

Absolutely not a deal breaker but in my opinion, an oversight in design for folks who’ll be using the scope in an extended field capacity.