Cereal_Killer Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I do a lot of work with trit vials and I have 2 spare key chains, I made these just to get a feel for the process so they're experiments for me, as such they're not decorative or jewlery quality, they are however well constructed and hold up very well. The one I keep on my keys has held up to everything I've done to it and still looks good. Both are Ice blue, one is a 1.5x5mm and the other is 2x12mm. The larger vial is encapsulated in a 6x20mm clear acrylic rod and the smaller is in a 6x12mm acrylic rod. I can not post pics, its very hard to take pics of trit's and I don't possess the equipment it skills to do so. They give of quite a bit of light for what they are, it's NOT like a gun sight that you only see the end of, you can see the larger one in the light, the smaller one really only shows up in the dark. These can be attached to things as a locator or just carried on your keys cause they're cool. These are not perfect, in both of them the vial is slightly offset in the acrylic rod. THEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED or harvested from the acrylic. The smaller one is $30, the larger $45. If you really want I can email a pic (I can't host from my phone over cell, no home ISP) but you won't be able to see the glow or even the color, they look clear with the actual vial looking white in the light. If your interested or you'd like a pic PM me your email and I'll send the best photo I can. The trit vials in these are brand new, produced sometime after 8/2012 but that's the best date I have, I wast supplied with exact production dates and my supplier (in Korea) doesn't have that info, I've asked. I can also get almost any size bare vials but I don't have any on hand and there is a [quite large] minimum order. If that's something your interested in let me know and I'll see what I can do about putting in another order sooner than I planned. I can get green, yellow, Ice blue, white, pink, dark blue, orange, red and purple (in order of brightest to dimmest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I read this more than 3x and I can't imagine what these are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Like these I assume? http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/style/design/tritium-keychains.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal_Killer Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Yes the ones in that link are quite close to these however mine are round, just so your all aware that pic is very overexposed, no tritium looks like that, it just isn't possible, if you wanted a comparative output measurement it's less light than comes from a cell phone screen, I would guess its around 0.1lumen. Edited August 5, 2013 by Cereal_Killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 These sound cool (I'm partial to the green one), but are you required to have a license to sell or purchase these since they contain radioactive isotopes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal_Killer Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Nope, just as you arnt required to have any sort of license to purchase firearms "night sights" or tritium containing watches... The amount of radioactivity in them is so small unless you break the vial open in your mouth while yoir inhailing your not even going to get a measurable dose of radiation. The amount of H3 (tritium gas) in the 2x12mm vial is 0.102 cubic mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Can you throw together some group pricing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx2guy19 Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 How long does something like this last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 The half-life of the isotope is a bit over twelve years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal_Killer Posted August 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 They are considered full brightness for 12 years but there are several people I know of who report visable light output for over 15 years. In a firearms sight application (where only the end is visable) 12 years is a pretty good figure to go by but when you can view them from the side they will still be putting out light much longer. Give me a few days to get with my supplier and see what can be done about a group buy. When i purchase them they are bare tritium vials, i use them in a few different applications, i actually extrude the acrylic tubes around them. Angry bird, PM incoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 I would be interested in one as well, seems cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybe Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 How small can they be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaewsky1 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Very cool. Can you send pics to gaewsky1@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy43016 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 do want..add me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy43016 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 HERE IS A LINK... http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?195648-FOR-SALE-Tritium-Cubes-and-a-Key-chain-US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUMBLER1647545517 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Interested in red... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Go ahead and get some GP details rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm down for an Ice blue keychain one once you get the ball rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) I want to get one once we have a group rate. Just orderd a Blue one off ebay for 20$ sadly its coming from Tawian and will take 7-20 days. 1.5inch http://www.ebay.com/itm/B3-1-5-inch-Tritium-Keychain-10-Year-New-8-colors-for-your-choice-/230853901811 Edited August 9, 2013 by Thorne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Could you use these to see a keyhole sufficiently in the dark? interested in group pricing information. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledhead36 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan218 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Interested as well in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patterson Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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