How to tell if a tritium night sight is leaking?

[Felix]

How can you tell whether or not a tritium filled bulb for night sights is leaking? Will the night sight just stop 'glowing'?
Or will there be some other signs, if any?

 

[4V50]

No glow. Sent it back under warranty to Glock and they replaced it free.

It happened to one fellow we knew and a smart alec really teased him. Said that since he carried it in a hip rig, and because of the rig's proximity to his jewels, that he would become impotent. Got the poor fellow worried before he told him there was no medical reports of that nature.

[This message has been edited by 4V50 (edited 10-23-98).]

 

[Kodiac]

While the stuff is radioactive - There is such a small amount there... you get more radiation from the sun, or maybe from your PC monitor.

 

[Mute]

You start to glow in the dark...just kidding. Check the luminosity. It won't be as bright.

 

[Felix]

Thanks for the info everbody.

 

[ShadedDude]

If I remember right...
its something like "if 10,000 night sights break at the same time, and your in a 8x10 room, then you might have something to worry about."

I may ot be exact on my numbers, but it somewhere around there.