On the bottom of my compass, it says phosphorescent military compass. and it glows brighter when light is shined on it. is it not the tritum one? I ordered th more expensive model by Cammenga, and the package said tritium compass. It will glow, but it...
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Mine reads 21-26460-02E (first line) 120m Ci3 (like to the third power)H (second line). On the top of the compass it reads Model 3H; Cammenga; NSN 6605-01-196-6971; U.S. I know for sure I have a government model because I have my dads old one to compare against, and its just like how I remember them from when I was in the Corps. The tritium doesn't last forever. His is dated 1981 and though it works fine, it doesn't glow anymore. Mine is dated May 2013.
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I have not seen compass headings appear in the photo software I use (Adobe Lightroom and Picasa) and I do not see how the system would know compass heading unless you also had a compass or were continuously moving. However, best to check with technical support at the manufacturer (www.promotesystems.com). I have found them to be responsive and helpful. Position information is quite accurate and I have not seen excessive battery drain - works well for me.
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It is suttle but it does glow. It needs a lot of light in the daytime to do it and doesn't last long. I agree that it is not obvious and usually I don't notice it at all
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I converted mine to LED as soon as I got it, I still have an issue with the beam, I haven't been able to adjust the spot out of the D Cell like with the MiniMags either. Sorry I couldn't be of any help
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Dennis Wiggins is correct. Take a look at his answer. Also, remember to use BLUE loctite. NOT RED. The sights are good. The tritium works great and Iʻve had these installed on one of my Glockʻs for over a year. This particular gun often sits in my safe for months, and every time I open the safe those dots are glowing!
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Because it is a military style compass. Lensatic, Prismatic, Optical-all mean the same thing.
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My understanding is that while the lumen is a set measurement, how the companies measure lumens varies. I don't know the exact lumens but I can compare it to my 425 Lumen EagleTac P20A2 MKII. The brightness is almost the same, but beam quality is not as good (dark circles).
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Hi. . the compass, as well as the time section and the altimeter/depth gauge barometer all stay in their mode until you press the main button (center) that switches between these three modes. The backlight will however go off at the interval you set. So the compass stays in the compass mode until you change it by pressing the button. The compass has proven pretty accurate in my experience with this watch.
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The compass works great. I do not use the barometer so I am not much help there. I have multiple Suunto watches and this is my most favorite of them all! The alumiuium in my opinion is definitely worth it. It's touff enough to hit the trail yet nice enough to wear to work.
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It's used for sighting the course you intend to follow. As you turn the compass to the magnetic direction you want to go the sight wire shows you where that direction is in the distance or on the horizon. It gives you a more precise reading to follow.
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The set I got glows green at night although the front sight looks yellow during the day. Also, although I am a big fan of Trijicon (ACOG, SRS red dot), I actually prefer the Mepro night sights for handguns.
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The Trijicon lettering is on both the front and rear site. It has Trijicon printed on the top of the front site and also on the right side of the rear site.
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Yes, there is a tritium insert in the front sight surrounded by a huge white ring. They are easily seen in low and dark light conditions.
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It's made by Trijicon . I initially replaced the Walther standard factory sights with another brand night sight. The sights worked fine as far as the glow feature was concerned, however the front sight was difficult to properly tighten. I then installed a set of Trijicon sights which work very well and the front sight is properly secured. Completely satisfied with the Trijicons. I have them on several other handguns as well.
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The pin on the spring that captures the sight is longer than the stock one. Make sure you use the one that came with it. It has a double function, after you get the right height just press the captured pin down a little bit and you can rotate the Tritium to the front with out changing your elevation. I hope this helps
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Yes... This is the best compass you will find. It's the same exact one I used in the Army... I wouldn't trust my life to any other compass out there.
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Hello. Mine has three batteries also. At the bottom right corner on the very right side, there is an emblem that looks like light shining from a circle. That's the backlight on mine. I am so sorry for the vague description