I feel like it would be easier to get drugs than trit vials. Its bad enough they cost 25 bucks when you find em but I cant even find em?!?!?!?!
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Thanx!
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By the way, I have no idea where to get trit vials.
I never liked the idea that they get dimmer and dimmer over time, if I remember correctly. 
No worries I’m more curious than anything I just wondered where they all went. Anyway nice to meet you Im a huge light nerd so this corner of the internet is an awesome find. I just got into customs and convoy builds last year.
I don’t think the cheap supply chains from China ever recovered after COVID. Not long before I could hop onto any of the Chinese retailers and buy vials cheap, now, yeah they’re not so common.
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Trits look cool, but I’ve never installed them on any lights.
- With so many lights having aux leds, the value of trits is diminished.
- They dim over time.
- They may emit a small amount of radiation.
- They are expensive.
- I checked the law a few years ago on this and concluded that it is not legal to carry them on airplanes in the USA. I might not be able to travel with any light I stick trits in.
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If you search or screenwatch the keywords enough, your mainstream OS should pick up on it and try to lead you to some sites. Then your router (unless you just have a wifi access point) will be flagged as “targeted ads for trits”, and all IP associated browsers (all your home devices) will eventually try to spit out sites, even those that are sold out. Vpn’s won’t help either, “they” are logging hardware ID’s amd stuff too.
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I could be wrong, but I assumed the reduction in availability was due to tightening of supplies given half the world switched off their nuclear power stations…
Last I checked, tritium is most expensive material by mass, so it’s not surprising these things are expensive.
For me, the increased availability of very high quality, reasonably priced, strontium aluminate photoluminescent material in a range of colours, has largely made my need for tritium vials redundant.
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I don’t think They™ want all kinds of nuculer stuff going on planes.
They only emit beta particles (ie, nekkid electrons) but might trigger false positives for those newfangled Nuculer Stuff Detectors.
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All very good points
I need to learn more about that cryptonium bioluminescent stuff lol never heard of it but it sounds cool. Is that just a fancy way of saying glow in the dark or no? Ill have to research it.
It’s a cost effective long lasting Glow in the dark powder compound. Up to 24 hours if properly charged, i.e. a quick UV blast. Technoglow(not sure of spelling) offers the stuff.
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This looks like the stuff.
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Photoluminescent = glow in the dark.
Btw theres a similar tritium vial thread here
The CountyComm tape is pretty good, they don’t advertise any specification though.
Technoglow tape has superior glow but is thicker and has more of a green colour in daylight.
AliExpress tape is hit and miss.
The strontium aluminate powders are pretty good mixed with 2 part epoxy or UV resin.
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What about watches? Traser, Luminox, ProTek Dive Series 1005?
Sorry I should’ve used the search bar before asking. Thanks Ill read that thread too
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I’m too lazy to Google the exact wording, but if I remember correctly, the gist was that tritium is not to be used frivolously or for novelty items…
I do Google search to restrict results to this site- “tritium vials” site:budgetlightforum.com.
1.5 x 6mm:
$6.50 from Mixglow
$10 from Tritium Workshop
Plus shipping, Plus UV Resin
Hank offers installed Tritium for $15 in a tailcap for the KR1AA (includes complete switch button)
Some Trit colors are very Dim, Red is dimmest, Green is brightest. Aux lights, especially Red, are brighter than Trits.
AI Overview:
Yes, you can generally fly with a tritium vial installed in a flashlight
Tritium vials are considered safe for travel because they are sealed, low-level radioactive sources, typically falling under “excepted quantity” regulations. The beta radiation is blocked by the glass, making them harmless in normal use.
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