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Old 21 February 2008, 04:37 AM   #1
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T< 25

Hey all, My 95' Blue Sub has this mark for the lume.Could some one tell me what it stands for.It still glows pretty darn good , Peter
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Old 21 February 2008, 04:40 AM   #2
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Dials with T< 25 I believe are the dials with Trinitrum?

Refers to the material used in the hour markers that allow the glowing illumination.
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Old 21 February 2008, 04:45 AM   #3
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There you have it.
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Old 21 February 2008, 04:45 AM   #4
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It means that the total radioactive Beta release from the Tritium is less than (<) 25 millicuries..
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Old 21 February 2008, 04:48 AM   #5
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Question asked..and answered!

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Old 21 February 2008, 05:03 AM   #6
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Thanks for glowing the feed back,sorry about that,Peter
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Old 21 February 2008, 06:00 AM   #7
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I found two articles for you, Peter, that might interest you.

This one, and here is a longer article about luminosity.
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