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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

My Ti Pocket Clip Wins an Award!

Hi all, I was pretty excited to hear my Titanium Surefire Pocket Clip won "Best Accessory" for 2012 over at Everyday Commentary. Cool right?

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Best Accessory: Prometheus Pocket Clip

"The best accessories make the main product better than it was before, but the truly elite gear is something that seems like it should have been included in the first place.  The Prometheus Pocket Clip is the best flashlight clip on the planet, bar none.

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It is better than my old favorite, the McGizmo clip, because it is just as secure and can be added and removed from a light without tools.  It is simply, unquestionably the best design out there.  Its so good that absent a few tritium inserts I can't think of a way to make it better.  The titantium is very flexible and smooth cut with a perfect amount of tension.  Let me put it bluntly: if you own a light compatible with this clip buy it.  " -- Everyday Commentary
Posted by Jason at 8:49 AM
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5 comments:

  1. Kathryn - who else?December 26, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    What the hell is a tritium insert? How do insert a radioactive gas into a belt clip?

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  2. JeffDecember 26, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Tritium gas glows in color when exposed to specific elements when in powder form. The Tritium gas is enclosed in a Borosilicate glass tube and the tube's interior is coated with the powder the Tritium gas is injected into the tube and a laser seals the tubes ends. Once the Tritium gas makes contact with the powder in the tube it glows a specific color. Colors range from green, blue, orange and more.
    I may have omitted something here, but maybe someone will chime in.
    OK I left out the mounting of the tube or tubes. A small slot or multiple slots are milled into a flashlight or other item and then the Tritium tube is inset into the slot and then sealed in with a clear epoxy.
    Then you have a very cool looking illuminated slot which generally has a half life of possibly 10 years of glowing.

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  3. JeffDecember 27, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    I've added a link for those who are unfermiliar with Tritium vials.

    www.google.com/search?q=tritium+vial&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADFA_enUS478&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=UWXcUMTiGuGR0QGj1YDgDg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=605

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  4. JeffDecember 27, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    One more a Wiki.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium

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  5. peterDecember 27, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Congratulations on the award!!!

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