The phosphorescent night sights on Portia aren't completely dead.
If I charge them up with my super bright Chinese 7w CREE LED light, they will glow quite brightly for about 30 seconds.
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They're on life support, most assuredly.
I wonder what one would buy to renew the phosphor.
Or even upgrade to tritium, like they did starting in 1986.
If I charge them up with my super bright Chinese 7w CREE LED light, they will glow quite brightly for about 30 seconds.
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| Before charging. |
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| About five seconds after 10 seconds of charging with the Cree light. It's about half as bright as when I started to attempt to get the camera to take a focused shot. |
They're on life support, most assuredly.
I wonder what one would buy to renew the phosphor.
Or even upgrade to tritium, like they did starting in 1986.