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Re: Sisteco Primatic Handheld Compass
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Mar 18, 01:41 -0500
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Mar 18, 01:41 -0500
George-Some years ago I bought a good bearing compass made by Suunto. It was offered with a heavy aluminum body for about $65 and a plastic body for $40, I vaguely recall. I compared the two and there was no performance difference, the solid aluminum block was simply a nicer heft and feel than the plastic shell. And at that time $25 still bought many things. I still own the plastic compass, it works quite nicely. You can purchase tritium capsules as "Glow Ring" key chains on eBay, about $9US in a variety of colors. They appear to contain one capsule about 2cm long in a plastic key fob. It could be removed and used for general illumination, but it is NOT comparable to the small capsules used to mark watch dials, etc.