AlexGT
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi all!
I recently got some glowsheet from a fellow CPF member (Thanks Nakahoshi!) and decided to apply it to some of my flashlights to help me locate them in the dark.
The glowsheet was originally bought at:
http://www.extremeglow.com/Merchant4/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SHEETG&Category_Code=PHOTOGLOW
The only downside I see is that they want a minimum order of $25, maybe a CPF dealer could have some in stock and sell in small quantities for a profit.
This stuff rocks, when charged for a few seconds it gives a very bright glow that casts shadows for the first few minutes then it keeps on glowing gradually dimming for an additional 8-10 hours, after 10 hours I can still see the faint glow with dark adapted eyes.
Anyway, I decided to put some glowsheeting around the bezel of some of my lights, it has a self sticking adhesive but this is not strong enough for a lasting aplication, so a drop of Krazy Glue fixes it, the glue will not affect the sheeting and will keep the glowsheet from peeling off. The good thing about putting it around the bezel where the glass meets the reflector is that when used the flashlight will charge up the GID sheeting.
OK enough talk... let's see some pics of my setup
Here is a night picture to show the glowsheeting applied to different flashlights.
From left to right: SF E2e with modded KL-1, Custom grooved 2D ROP, McGizmo PR-T, SL TL-3, and Thor spotlight. The sheeting was applied to the inside lip of the bezel where it meets the lens, this is a good setup because it will be very dificult to damage during EDC and as a bonus the glow is amplified by the reflector.
KL-1 with daylight, as you can see it fits flush inside the bezel.
Now the ROP
PR-T and SL Tl-3
And now the Thor, had to manually resize image so it may look somewhat out of shape.
So far, I've been very pleased with the results, the lights are easy to find in the dark and the GID sheeting has been holding pretty good. I would definately recommend it.
Sincerely:
AlexGT
I recently got some glowsheet from a fellow CPF member (Thanks Nakahoshi!) and decided to apply it to some of my flashlights to help me locate them in the dark.
The glowsheet was originally bought at:
http://www.extremeglow.com/Merchant4/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SHEETG&Category_Code=PHOTOGLOW
The only downside I see is that they want a minimum order of $25, maybe a CPF dealer could have some in stock and sell in small quantities for a profit.
This stuff rocks, when charged for a few seconds it gives a very bright glow that casts shadows for the first few minutes then it keeps on glowing gradually dimming for an additional 8-10 hours, after 10 hours I can still see the faint glow with dark adapted eyes.
Anyway, I decided to put some glowsheeting around the bezel of some of my lights, it has a self sticking adhesive but this is not strong enough for a lasting aplication, so a drop of Krazy Glue fixes it, the glue will not affect the sheeting and will keep the glowsheet from peeling off. The good thing about putting it around the bezel where the glass meets the reflector is that when used the flashlight will charge up the GID sheeting.
OK enough talk... let's see some pics of my setup
Here is a night picture to show the glowsheeting applied to different flashlights.
From left to right: SF E2e with modded KL-1, Custom grooved 2D ROP, McGizmo PR-T, SL TL-3, and Thor spotlight. The sheeting was applied to the inside lip of the bezel where it meets the lens, this is a good setup because it will be very dificult to damage during EDC and as a bonus the glow is amplified by the reflector.
KL-1 with daylight, as you can see it fits flush inside the bezel.
Now the ROP
PR-T and SL Tl-3
And now the Thor, had to manually resize image so it may look somewhat out of shape.
So far, I've been very pleased with the results, the lights are easy to find in the dark and the GID sheeting has been holding pretty good. I would definately recommend it.
Sincerely:
AlexGT
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