my tritium fell out!!!!

s.duff · May 19, 2006

i was holding my raw ns today and the tritium tube fell out. what can i use to bond it back to the metal body? i want to make sure that whatever glue i use is not too caustic that it eats through the tube, but will bond to the metal body. will krazy glue work? anyone have any advice? thanks

Beamhead · May 19, 2006

If it were me I would use clear epoxy.

Cliffnopus · May 19, 2006

Yup, clear epoxy.

Cliff

s.duff · May 19, 2006

is there a brand that you guys recommend?

Freedom1955 · May 19, 2006

Use gorilla glue that sucker will never come out!:naughty:

Alloy Addict · May 20, 2006

Gorilla Glue expands quite a bit. I would experiment with something else before I tried it on the Orb.

I would wait and see what Orb has to say on the matter.

Beamhead · May 20, 2006

s.duff said:
is there a brand that you guys recommend?

I use Devcon 2 ton clear, I get it at tap plastics. There also is Permatex clear that can be found at auto parts stores.

Jay R · May 20, 2006

Orb use Bondmaster Epoxy made by ICI. I know this because when I ordered a spare vial he sent me a little packet of the stuff to go with it. Never had a problem with mine falling out even when it's been in the ultrasonic cleaner a few times but when it's that small, made of glass and you can only glue one side I guess you can't get it perfect every time...

s.duff · May 20, 2006

just got the word from orb that either krazy glue or a two part epoxy will work fine. orb offered to send a bottle of the epoxy, but i'll just pick some up. great customer service gesture on his part!

Long John · May 20, 2006

Hello Sduff

Really important is to clean the tritium and the glueplace on the light with alcohol.
There must be no oil or fingerprint.

Best regards

____
Tom

s.duff · May 20, 2006

good to know. thanks!

dan_ · May 21, 2006

I used epoxy as well- not b/c it fell out but my trit cracked.
I used the tip of a needle to put epoxy around the trit and actually filled the whole gap with it. Now it's protected against damage, can't fall out - and the best - the epoxy is totally transparent. You can't even tell that the trit is behind a layer of epoxy.

Fiddleback · May 22, 2006

Wal-Mart has Devcon 2-Ton for less than 3 dollars. Its great stuff.

IsaacHayes · May 22, 2006

but dont use the 5min stuff, it yellows/browns as it ages.

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