Gaseous Tritium Lights

[slaine_23]

Would anyone have a good source for getting these ever glow Betalites or similar?
They’re commonly known as Gaseous Tritium Lights.

 

[TeeDee]

Here ? Will these sort you out??

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[slaine_23]

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That’s the gadgets thanks, pricey enough though.

Wondering if there’s are less expensive options out there.

 

[TeeDee]

That’s the gadgets thanks, pricey enough though.

Wondering if there’s are less expensive options out there.

Candle?

 

[TeeDee]

Is it really a Tritium you need?

These things are all very capable of holding light and emitting for ( at least for me ) a surprising amount of time. Cheaper.

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[Falstaff]

Depends what you want it for - http://www.surelite.co.uk/main.htm.

 

[stonepark]

That’s the gadgets thanks, pricey enough though.

Wondering if there’s are less expensive options out there.

That has been the price for about the last 25 years, I have been buying tritium keyrings, tubes etc.

TBH if they are £12 per tube, that is light for 10 years (£1.20 per year) but will work (although dimmer) until ultimately they are broken or relegated to other less essential uses for up to 25 years.

 

[slaine_23]

Candle?

But how to find the matches in the dark?

 

[slaine_23]

That has been the price for about the last 25 years, I have been buying tritium keyrings, tubes etc.

TBH if they are £12 per tube, that is light for 10 years (£1.20 per year) but will work (although dimmer) until ultimately they are broken or relegated to other less essential uses for up to 25 years.

The tubes by themselves aren’t too expensive but appear delicate unless inside some tougher protection, plus that reduces the albeit mild radiation they emit. I see what you mean though, am not sure how much would use them, and was thinking of them as interesting gadget gifts that are functional and not just plastic rubbish.

 

[Stew]

Huh, weird. I came across a tritium keyring in the loft last week. All the rage about 20(?) years ago and it was from that sort of time. Definitely quite dim now! I was mildly excited to come across it, thinking I might use it as a marker for something but I doubt it's worth it.

 

[Great egret]

i love them on the zippers of my hammock, and stuff i keep in there. When it's pitch-black outside they are great.

 

[Nice65]

The tubes by themselves aren’t too expensive but appear delicate unless inside some tougher protection, plus that reduces the albeit mild radiation they emit. I see what you mean though, am not sure how much would use them, and was thinking of them as interesting gadget gifts that are functional and not just plastic rubbish.

You can encase them easily enough with clear acrylic tubing with the right internal diameter.

 

[Laurentius]

I dunno whether it is true or not or AI slop, but I saw on teh interwebs that the Vikings used luminescent plankton in horn lanterns.

 

[demographic]

Huh, weird. I came across a tritium keyring in the loft last week. All the rage about 20(?) years ago and it was from that sort of time. Definitely quite dim now! I was mildly excited to come across it, thinking I might use it as a marker for something but I doubt it's worth it.

Tritium has a halflife of 12 and a bit years so if its 20 years old it will be pretty dim by now. Just over 30% of what it was at the start of the 20 years.

"Isotope Information
Isotope: Tritium (Hydrogen-3)

Beta emitter used in exit signs, weapons

Half-Life: 12.3200 years

Decay Constant: 0.0563 /year

Decay Results​

Initial Amount: 1.0000 grams

Final Amount: 0.3246 grams

Time: 20.0000 years

Remaining: 32.4575%

Elapsed Half-Lives: 1.6234 half-lives"

 

[Chris]

Tritium is expensive to get into commercial usage and as it’s radioactive has a lot of regulation around it.

I read somewhere that any commercial tritium actually gets manufactured into vials in Switzerland (it’s not manufactured in China).

Not sure it’s really too possible to find it for cheap these days. One of the many reasons the British Army phased out the SUSAT sight, as replacing it every 12 years is expensive and there’s much better/more economical tech out there for illumination.

My Tracer watch seemed to run out of glow within about 10 years back in the day. A bit disappointing really, but it looked cool at the time.

 

[slaine_23]

Tritium is expensive to get into commercial usage and as it’s radioactive has a lot of regulation around it.

I read somewhere that any commercial tritium actually gets manufactured into vials in Switzerland (it’s not manufactured in China).

Not sure it’s really too possible to find it for cheap these days. One of the many reasons the British Army phased out the SUSAT sight, as replacing it every 12 years is expensive and there’s much better/more economical tech out there for illumination.

My Tracer watch seemed to run out of glow within about 10 years back in the day. A bit disappointing really, but it looked cool at the time.

I’m coming to a similar conclusion. The thought crossed my mind as to their availability because was flicking through one of the lofty wiseman books where it was mentioned and it sparked my interest. I later remembered having one from maybe 30yrs ago, no clue where that disappeared to. Was a cool wee gadget at the time but now even the light from a smart watch is enough to do certain things and am not likely to be in such extreme circumstance where I’ll be worrying about the battery running out.

 

[Stew]

Tritium has a halflife of 12 and a bit years so if its 20 years old it will be pretty dim by now. Just over 30% of what it was at the start of the 20 years.

"Isotope Information
Isotope: Tritium (Hydrogen-3)

Beta emitter used in exit signs, weapons

Half-Life: 12.3200 years

Decay Constant: 0.0563 /year

Decay Results​

Initial Amount: 1.0000 grams

Final Amount: 0.3246 grams

Time: 20.0000 years

Remaining: 32.4575%

Elapsed Half-Lives: 1.6234 half-lives"

Yep. I just remember at the time thinking that the ten year life span sounded like forever! Soon flies past though....

 

[Stew]

Tritium is expensive to get into commercial usage and as it’s radioactive has a lot of regulation around it.

I read somewhere that any commercial tritium actually gets manufactured into vials in Switzerland (it’s not manufactured in China).

Not sure it’s really too possible to find it for cheap these days. One of the many reasons the British Army phased out the SUSAT sight, as replacing it every 12 years is expensive and there’s much better/more economical tech out there for illumination.

My Tracer watch seemed to run out of glow within about 10 years back in the day. A bit disappointing really, but it looked cool at the time.

I'm sure someone told me a story of a person decorating a christmas tree with tritium and they got done as the radioactive levels were significant.

Could be a myth but sounds good....

 

[lou1661]

I have had a few, the last ones were from a group buy on here, which must be 10ish years ago, they still glow well. I have one that must be getting on for 20 yrs old and while it is not that bright it is still visible enough to find my keys in the dark!
They have gone up, but hasn't everything!
Nite Glowring

Louis

 

[Ozmundo]

I dunno whether it is true or not or AI slop, but I saw on teh interwebs that the Vikings used luminescent plankton in horn lanterns.

As least it’s not on their helmets!

Luminescent plankton is quite bright when there are no artificial light sources.
Not sure how effective it would be for a light source on land but an interesting concept. I could see working it as a marker.