I thought I would share my thoughts on a couple of tritium glowrings that I have bought recently. I have gotten:
-Nite Glowring from Roadie (blue case with blue tritium) - abbreviated: BTBC (blue tritium, blue case)
-Nite Glowring from Merkava (clear transparent case with blue tritium) - abbreviated: BTCC (blue tritium, clear case)
-Merkava(Mk) II Tritium Glowring (green) - abbreviated: MkII
Glowrings were purchased from the following threads in cpfmarketplace:
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=195070
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=197015
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=182082
Size:
The MkII, is alot smaller and slimmer than either of the nite glowrings. However as the casing of the MkII is thinner, I'd feel a little uncomfortable using it on a keychain. The Nite Glowrings should be more robust with the thicker casing.
Build:
My sample of the MkII has cracking and bubbling near the lanyard hole, I believe this is a issue that sometimes happens in making the MkII, however it is unaesthetic... and I believe it makes the MkII look cheaper quality. The the nite glowring with the clear casing, has some air bubbles where the tritium is 'glued in'. The nite glowring with the blue casing, has less bubbling... however I believe even with bubbling, it would be less noticeable as it has a darker case. I sure there will be variations of 'bubbling' and cracking between various samples of the glowrings.
Brightness:
The green tritium in the MkII is signficantly brighter than the blue tritium in either nite glowring. As the BTCC has a clear casing, in a dark environment it is slightly brighter than the BTBC. However, I feel where there is more ambient lighting (but still slightly dim)... BTBC 'looks more 'glowy' as there is greather contrast between the blue casing and the whitish tritium tube.
Packaging:
In terms of packaging, both the glowrings from merkava (MkII and BTCC) have rudimentary packaging, unsuitable for gifting to others. They only come in small 'ziplock' plastic bags. The Nite Glowrings from Roadie (BTBC), come in a small plastic box and is more suitable for gifting to others.
Summary:
If you want something smaller get an MkII. If you want more durability get the nite glowrings.
Out of the nite glowrings, personally I like the look of the blue casing rather than the clear casing, especially during daylight. The tritium in clear casing, is slightly more brighter than the tritium in colour casing, however I feel the 'prettiness' of the coloured casing outweighs this very minor increase in brightness.
Generally green tritium is significantly brighter than blue tritium.
-Nite Glowring from Roadie (blue case with blue tritium) - abbreviated: BTBC (blue tritium, blue case)
-Nite Glowring from Merkava (clear transparent case with blue tritium) - abbreviated: BTCC (blue tritium, clear case)
-Merkava(Mk) II Tritium Glowring (green) - abbreviated: MkII
Glowrings were purchased from the following threads in cpfmarketplace:
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=195070
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=197015
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=182082
Size:
The MkII, is alot smaller and slimmer than either of the nite glowrings. However as the casing of the MkII is thinner, I'd feel a little uncomfortable using it on a keychain. The Nite Glowrings should be more robust with the thicker casing.
Build:
My sample of the MkII has cracking and bubbling near the lanyard hole, I believe this is a issue that sometimes happens in making the MkII, however it is unaesthetic... and I believe it makes the MkII look cheaper quality. The the nite glowring with the clear casing, has some air bubbles where the tritium is 'glued in'. The nite glowring with the blue casing, has less bubbling... however I believe even with bubbling, it would be less noticeable as it has a darker case. I sure there will be variations of 'bubbling' and cracking between various samples of the glowrings.
Brightness:
The green tritium in the MkII is signficantly brighter than the blue tritium in either nite glowring. As the BTCC has a clear casing, in a dark environment it is slightly brighter than the BTBC. However, I feel where there is more ambient lighting (but still slightly dim)... BTBC 'looks more 'glowy' as there is greather contrast between the blue casing and the whitish tritium tube.
Packaging:
In terms of packaging, both the glowrings from merkava (MkII and BTCC) have rudimentary packaging, unsuitable for gifting to others. They only come in small 'ziplock' plastic bags. The Nite Glowrings from Roadie (BTBC), come in a small plastic box and is more suitable for gifting to others.
Summary:
If you want something smaller get an MkII. If you want more durability get the nite glowrings.
Out of the nite glowrings, personally I like the look of the blue casing rather than the clear casing, especially during daylight. The tritium in clear casing, is slightly more brighter than the tritium in colour casing, however I feel the 'prettiness' of the coloured casing outweighs this very minor increase in brightness.
Generally green tritium is significantly brighter than blue tritium.
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