Broken Vigil Displays

[teason 0]

Just wondering is anyone else has had a problem with the Vigil display cracking and breaking?

The Vigil Display is rounded as opposed to the cypres which is flat and recessed into the head of the unit and I think that may be the problem.

The Vigil display seems to be more prone to breakage because it is beveled out. Bodkins during repacking and leaning in the plane may be some of the factors but it's the design of the head seems to be revealing the problems we haven't seen with the Cypres.

Right now, I know of three broken Vigil displays.

Anymore broken units out there? Do you suspect another contributing factor?

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[piisfish 140]

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The Vigil display seems to be more prone to breakage because it is beveled out. Bodkins during repacking and leaning in the plane may be some of the factors but it's the design of the head seems to be revealing the problems we haven't seen with the Cypres.

did you read THIS THREAD ?

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[sundevil777 102]

Having the display located on the backpad provides good protection when wearing your rig, but seems quite vulnerable when handling the rig. It is very common for a rig to get dropped to the ground right on the backpad, not to mention the pressure that can get applied to it during reserve packing. The location in the yoke seems better to me, just need to not stand your rig on the yoke, and even then, at least rigs don't get dropped onto their yoke.

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[redknight 0]

Right now, I know of three broken Vigil displays.

Anymore broken units out there? Do you suspect another contributing factor?

[teason 0]

Huh?????

I was wondering about other people who are experiencing problems, not looking to post personal information of mine or any other rigger's customers. (only one cracked display is my customer.)

Just looking for other experiences. Is anyone finding the shape of the display to be an issue.

Why do you need to confirm incidents with vigil with more info than even Vigil asks for?

When a display is damaged, we call up Vigil and say "I'd like a new display, please".
They send one.
End of transaction.

The only thing Vigil wants from us is the serial number to ensure the correct components.

Now, back on track. Antone else experiencing a problem on the Vigil displays?

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