TEC Accessories New Product Announcement: Glow Fobs

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It’s finally time to announce the official release of our new glow-in-the-dark keychain Glow Fobs!

Aluminum version:

Stainless Steel version:

Aluminum version glowing brightly!

Glow pellet replaced with tritium vial using our DIY Kit:

DESCRIPTION:
The TEC-S3 and TEC-A3 Glow Fobs are unique glow-in-the-dark (GITD) keychain fobs unlike any you have ever seen. The internal glow pellet consists of a clear acrylic tube filled with a special glow powder and resin mixture. The pellet is mounted inside a protective stainless steel housing with a uniform bead blasted matte finish, or aluminum housing with a hard anodized finish.

When exposed to light, it will glow for hours…the longer the exposure time and the higher the light intensity, the longer and brighter it will glow. Glow times can last as long as 12 hours!
Attach the TEC fobs to your car keys or even a flashlight, so you can always find them when the lights go out. Attach it to your jacket as a zipper pull so your friends can locate you inside a movie theater or outside at night! You can clip it to a backpack, camping gear, or even to the pull chain on a ceiling fan…the uses are endless!

SPECIFICATIONS:
The TEC Glow Fobs consists of a custom hand-made glow pellet inserted into an outer metal housing for protection and durability.

Housing:

• Material: Stainless Steel or Aluminum
• Finish: Stainless Steel (Bead Blasted). Aluminum (Hard Anodized)
• Outside Diameter: 9.0 mm [0.35″]
• Overall Length: 40.0 mm [1.58″]
• Weight: Stainless Steel, 5.9 grams [.21 oz]
• Weight: Aluminum, 3.2 grams [.11 oz]

Internal Glow Pellet:

• Tubing: Clear acrylic
• Glow powder: strontium aluminate (mixed with resin)
• Outside Diameter: 6.35 mm [1/4″]
• Overall Length: 28.6 mm [1-1/8″]

The TEC-S3 and TEC-A3 Glow Fobs come packaged with a 11.1 mm [7/16″] diameter split ring for attachment to other items

PROPERTIES:
The process used to provide the desired glow feature is based on a charge/discharge cycle. You must first charge the pellet with light, which is then stored and slowly discharged. In order to achieve the best possible results from your unit, please review the following tips regarding light exposure and charging times.

The glow mixture within the pellet contains a precise ratio of glow powder and resin to achieve the best glow results. The glow powder itself reacts best when exposed to the UV portion of the light spectrum (i.e. sunlight), so daytime indoor room light or outdoor exposure will provide the best charge. In general, a short intense exposure will result in a very bright initial glow, but will rapidly fade since the pellet has not had a lot of time to charge. Exposure to light for an extended period of time will result in a slightly less intense glow, but it will last for a much longer period of time.

A pellet that is charged in ordinary sunlight or room light for an extended period will have a noticeable glow when the lights are turned off, and will diminish gradually over the course of several hours. Although the glow intensity will fade considerably over a long duration of time, it is not uncommon to still see a recognizable glow after 8-12 hours, especially with dark-adapted vision. This charging and discharging cycle can be performed an infinite number of times.
The TEC Glow Fobs are designed to allow easy replacement or exchange of the glow pellet by simply removing the o-ring at the end of the housing. We offer an optional DIY kit for those of you who may want to try making your own pellet inserts. Possible projects include glow pellets of different colors, or making a self-luminous tritium insert.

DIY KIT:

The TEC Glow Fob Pellet Kit is for use with all TEC Accessories 3 Series glow fobs. By simply removing the o-ring at the bottom of the glow fob housing, you can exchange the standard glow pellet with one that you can make yourself. This do-it-yourself kit includes:

• 2 pellet blanks
• 2 o-rings
• 2 neoprene washers
• Split ring

If you wish to install a tritium vial into our glow fob housing, you can purchase a 3mm x 23mm tritium vial from sources on CPF Marketplace and mount it into the pellet blank included in our DIY kit. A procedure for mounting the tritium vial can be found here: http://www.tecaccessories.com/PDF/TA_DIY_Kit_Trit_Project.pdf

ALL OF THE ABOVE ITEMS CAN BE FOUND IN THE FORUM STORE:
http://www.jsburlys.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=catshow&ref=tecaccessories

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