Rob Paylor
Senior Member
10 year life quoted for most I think Richard, but I've had them much older than that and still glowing!
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Fitting Isotopes
- Thread starter Richard Garbett
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10 year life quoted for most I think Richard, but I've had them much older than that and still glowing!
Joe Winstanley
Senior Member & Supporter
Quoted half-lives of typical isotopes is around 12-15 years I gather...the problem is you don't know how old the isotope is in the first place. They come with dates on the pack, and suppliers may have had them stock for years and the suppliers, supplier may have also stocked them for years..
That said I've got Drennan isotopes which seem to going strong after 15 years.
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
Yeah I’ve known them to go 15-20 years and be as good as the day they were opened but they do have a life span and as joe rightly said you could buy one that’s already part way through it.
My personal preference are the korda or Drennan ones
They are top notch and very popular so you stand a good chance of getting a “new” one. Stick with a popular colour too like green or blue.
Don’t go cheap on them if you are making permanent fixtures with them. They are not all equal, you get what you pay for.
My personal preference are the korda or Drennan ones
They are top notch and very popular so you stand a good chance of getting a “new” one. Stick with a popular colour too like green or blue.
Don’t go cheap on them if you are making permanent fixtures with them. They are not all equal, you get what you pay for.
Peter Brownbill
Senior Member
Anyone used the fella of eBay , he’s called IceAtope 3mm x 25mm , can’t find solar ones this size , cheers
Trevor Brown
Senior Member & Supporter
Used him a few times,great quality and very good to deal with,recommended 
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
This is a 25x3 korda isotope on my Torrix’s
Blind man on a galloping horse would struggle to miss em.
Peter Brownbill
Senior Member
Cheers I’ll take a look
Andy Bebbington
Senior Member
are those put on with shrink tube rich
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
Yes That’s it Andy
Richard Garbett
Senior Member
I quite like the isotope being flat with the tip and some great ideas above (Love Bob's)
I've bodged this up for now using 2 enterprise adapters and see how it goes. Also going to paint the rod top white.
I've bodged this up for now using 2 enterprise adapters and see how it goes. Also going to paint the rod top white.
Mike Thompson
Senior Member & Supporter
Clever !
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
That’s very clever Rich I’ve not seen them used like that before.
it actually makes the system better in my opinion as I don’t like them standing up.
Richard Garbett
Senior Member
Lol, I was waiting for someone to tell me it looked rubbish.
David Craine
Senior Member & Supporter
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
Quite the opposite Rich. I think you’ve just Vastly improved the Enterprise night light holder. Granted we now need to buy twice as manyLol, I was waiting for someone to tell me it looked rubbish.
Richard Garbett
Senior Member
So extravagant! Could double the BFW shop sales....Quite the opposite Rich. I think you’ve just Vastly improved the Enterprise night light holder. Granted we now need to buy twice as many
I've never really had problems with a single Enterprise adapter but I'm going to try that double up idea. Great thinking Richard.
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Jon Frisby
Senior Member & Supporter
Thats so simple but effective Richard.
Peter Brownbill
Senior Member
What size shrink did you use , I like it
Richard Garbett
Senior Member
It's not shrink tube Peter, its simply the rubber tubes that come with the enterprise adapters, butted up to each other.