Ok, I ‘charged’ the GITD gasket with a direct drive XML2 for about 30 seconds, at 13.40, left it in a dark box and just checked it now at 20:51, very dim but visible, so I think more than 30 seconds of light will give it a decent chance of staying glowing longer, 7hrs11mins glow time isn’t bad of 30 seconds of light!
It is very dim but I could see it in a totally dark room with a pale green glow (bright green at the start) I think the reflector in the light will also make it look a bit brighter.
I’m just waiting on some tools to start making these, currently doing them by hand hense the prototype, the final product will have cleaner cuts etc.
MTG2 is a lot harder due to the centre size, I think the XML2/XPG2 will have to have the PET gasket on top otherwise they are quite flimsy so hard to line up, however, this means they ‘flop’ over the wires better compared to the harder plastic gaskets
I did a test on my DMM with temp probe, It curled up at the sides (melting adhesive?) at 188C degrees and I kept going until 243C degrees, took it off the heat and lit it up and it still glows great! Didn’t take it any higher than that but I don’t think I need to!
The BLF Ti light with all those grooves and slots.Imagine flat GITD o rings in the base of those grooves , or “swiss roll” budget trits in the front slots :bigsmile: The possibilities are endless J)