Tritium on Quark AA Turbo

[recDNA]

"I ordered Norland 61 from the marketplace, so there is some there if you'd like. "

I was hoping to find something I could use in a craft shop or hardware store. I get sick of needing to order everything.


So if I'm inserting a trit in the Quark lanyard slot do I stick something behind the hole? I cannot imagine the Trit staying in place held only at the edges of the thin walled slot?

 

[olrac]

While I prefer Norland 61 for most times I have one EX-10 that I used clear silicone aquarium adhesive and after a year it is still holding up fine. On the up side it makes removing the vial very easy.

 

[recDNA]

While I prefer Norland 61 for most times I have one EX-10 that I used clear silicone aquarium adhesive and after a year it is still holding up fine. On the up side it makes removing the vial very easy.

Just gued it up and stuck it in the lanyard slot?

 

[carrot]

Are either available at hobby stores or hardware stores?

Devcon is, Norland generally isn't.

 

[recDNA]

I see you need UV to cure Norland. Any special tips with Devco?

 

[carrot]

I see you need UV to cure Norland. Any special tips with Devco?

Mostly involves reading the box and following directions. Everything you need is in the box.

 

[KuKu427]

Personally I think results like this makes putting in the extra effort to use Norland worth it.

 

[recDNA]

I don't have a uv lamp

 

[KuKu427]

I use a mosquito lamp.

 

[recDNA]

I use a mosquito lamp.

Why would I have a mosquito lamp? LOL I don't have an IR lamp either! Now I do have a laser pointer. Can I use that? LOL

J/k I know you're just trying to help and I do appreciate it ....and your trit installation does look beautiful. I'm just a little concerned that the Quark lanyard slot being a hole open on both sides won't allow the trit to be firmly fixed after gluing it on.

 

[anethema]

Love the button. Is there any way to replace this plastic button with a nice metal one w/ slot for trits? (Tactical tailcap)

 

[KuKu427]

Why would I have a mosquito lamp? LOL I don't have an IR lamp either! Now I do have a laser pointer. Can I use that? LOL
J/k I know you're just trying to help and I do appreciate it ....and your trit installation does look beautiful. I'm just a little concerned that the Quark lanyard slot being a hole open on both sides won't allow the trit to be firmly fixed after gluing it on.

Well, if all else fails you can just sit it in direct sunlight and it will cure. I've had trits in both lanyard slots for the past 3~4 months and they're still there.

Love the button. Is there any way to replace this plastic button with a nice metal one w/ slot for trits? (Tactical tailcap)

Not that I know of...

 

[anethema]

Got my light! It is amazing...

Already dropped it on the concrete..oops!

Anyways, took a couple pics of potential tritium locations.

One is the small hole where the lanyard attaches, other is a slit left when I took the clip off.

For the top one I could form around the hole with scotch tape, then put in the Norland, or just glue it in.

The slit is obvious but I guess I'll find out when the tritium gets here.

 

[PayBack]

Trouble is GITD boots don't.....at least not for long. Tritium LASTS and GLOWS

Yes which is why I said "I have to settle" for GITH... it's really the only viable game in town for me.. and even then it's not an option on the lights I wish it was.

 

[PayBack]

Personally I think results like this makes putting in the extra effort to use Norland worth it.

That picture has been doctored surely. Tritiums not that bright relative to such a bright backgound... or is the camera shutter speed set to sloth?

 

[KuKu427]

Doctored...well... just about every trit pic you see on CPF has been over exposed...
This one is iso100 f2.4 30 second exposure on a Panasonic LX-3

 

[Eric242]

T... or is the camera shutter speed set to sloth?

Otherwise you wouldn´t catch a glimpse of the glow of a tritium vial

Eric

 

[PayBack]

Well it shouldn't be allowed.. it's like putting up pictures of me, skinny. Dangling pictures of things we really want but can never have.

Then again, if tritium did give off a bright neon like light like that with no power drain, everyone would have it on their lights.... oops I'm drooling again....

 

[recDNA]

Well it shouldn't be allowed.. it's like putting up pictures of me, skinny. Dangling pictures of things we really want but can never have.

Then again, if tritium did give off a bright neon like light like that with no power drain, everyone would have it on their lights.... oops I'm drooling again....

In pitch darkness when your vision is used to the dark the tritium is pretty bright. So you can see the tritium OR the flashlight but not BOTH! LOL

 

[KuKu427]

Well it shouldn't be allowed.. it's like putting up pictures of me, skinny. Dangling pictures of things we really want but can never have.

Following that logic, FHM, Maxim, and GQ should stop taking pictures of those hot chicks...:thumbsdow