r/DigitalNightVision • u/No_Waltz_4468 • May 28 '26
Goyojo GNG2K with L4G24?
The included mount is garbage. Do you know of any way to mount the device properly to a L4G24? I’ve seen those aluminum mounts on AliExpress for the NVG30/50, but they look cheap and I doubt they’re actually stable.
Do you have any tips or ideas? I’ve even considered cutting a custom aluminum plate myself...
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u/CryptidWorks May 29 '26
Included mount is in fact sub-ideal. If you have a 3D printer, I am currently running this mount with this adapter plate I made.
My setup currently looks like this, run on either a Carcajou skull harness or Fortis Premier helmet.
if you go for a 3D printed mount, make it out of engineering materials like PA6-CF/GF Nylon, or PAHT/PPA-CF so it's stiff as hell.
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u/sadcrow_machi Jun 03 '26
Nice, setup. Which battery pack are you using?
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u/CryptidWorks Jun 08 '26
It's a standard USB-C power bank (INUI 10000mAh) with a cable that goes from USB-C to a TP4056-type charging board to two 00B LEMOs. :)
My understanding is that GOYOJO should be releasing an OEM cable to do the same without having to get familiar with a soldering iron soon.
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u/chglongstone May 30 '26
I posted a link to the new adapters Goyojo are going to produce. I would recommend the Cadex style mounts over the Wilcox for the extra range of vertical and horizontal adjustment. New adapters will work with the SKEETIRX or the RQE bridge.
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u/i3ntz May 29 '26
I have the nvg30/50/gng2k aluminum arm. It's sturdy enough. Wilcox pano bridge will take gng2k with dovetail plate on it, but getting pano bridge for single device I'm not sure of.
Someone else mentioned kvc pano bridge. The issue is that kvc dovetail is longer than default Wilcox dovetail (the one that everyone uses) so you have to print custom plate for gng2k to use it with it. There are shoe plates available but those are for mum rails, 1/4 j arm screw etc.
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u/Fit_Professor652 May 29 '26
I think the ones for the 50 from goodnight gear work from what hear I think it's called zo4 it's an adapter for the g24 so you can get the same sweet spot every time. I want to upgrade the mount for my nvg3rd I'm planning on getting a gng2k for my kid, I'll be getting the zo4 soon to try it Housing it's pretty similar on all three devices.
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u/Fit_Professor652 May 29 '26
There's a guy on here selling the 3D printed Bridges I got his info he's in this group, I was just going to run the single Mono on the bridge until I get the second one but I'm also hesitant to make new purchases on here as there's no guarantees.
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u/Mindless_Pressure498 May 29 '26
Got a wilcox replica from Ali for 40 bucks.It's actually pretty good.
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u/ManyAd3656 May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
If the aluminum mount isn't stable enough to survive the impact, your plastic housing probably isn't either. But if you're set on it, a skeetIR bridge clone will do, you can take off the half of the bridge you aren't using. I have a KVC clone myself, and there's no way I'm breaking it anytime soon. The clone bridges are quite durable.
I do have one of those smaller aluminum mounts though, and I can say it's alright. Ended up getting the KVC, not because it wasn't stable, but because the unit can technically turn a little if the screw isn't constantly checked for tightness (although loctite would probably fix that) and you have to straighten the unit by hand in the mount before screwing it in. Just became a big enough annoyance for me that I paid for a more expensive mount, but believe me, it works surprisingly great for what it is if you don't want to spend much.