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jets · 12 March 2010, 01:26 PM

I've searched and come up short. Anyone have advice on the best ways to quickly charge you're watch lume besides a mag lite? Maybe there's some gizmo I haven't heard of....

sleddog · 12 March 2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jets

I've searched and come up short. Anyone have advice on the best ways to quickly charge you're watch lume besides a mag lite? Maybe there's some gizmo I haven't heard of....

No gizmo Mario...Just something bright like the sun or flourecent light!

Tools · 12 March 2010, 01:34 PM

Check out the Reference Library. In our Luminova article, we have a link to the manufacturer site.......... there you will find out exactly how many lumens it takes to charge Luminova, how long it lasts and how much degradation to expect over how long...........

Or, you could just hold it under a fluorescent or halogen lamp for a half minute or so............

robsteve · 12 March 2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jets

I've searched and come up short. Anyone have advice on the best ways to quickly charge you're watch lume besides a mag lite? Maybe there's some gizmo I haven't heard of....

A pop from an electronic flash will charge it pretty bright. That is how I took the lume shot below. I fire a flash at the watch and immediately take a picture in the ambient light.

With a Wenger I bought my son, I noticed the areas of thinner lume (the numerals) did not charge with a bright LED flashlight. I think some of this lume may be more sensitive to different spectrums of light that the LED was not providing.

Robert

bobernet · 12 March 2010, 02:36 PM

Surefire 6P for about 30 seconds gets mine as bright as it's ever going to get.

jets · 15 March 2010, 04:25 AM

Ha, I just realized I can use the flash on my blackberry! Not the best charge but one none the less.

RolexPete · 15 March 2010, 04:39 AM

I thought I read that the duration of the charge and the wavelength of the light used to charge it dictate how long it will keep a charge so-to-speak.

Tools · 15 March 2010, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RolexPete

I thought I read that the duration of the charge and the wavelength of the light used to charge it dictate how long it will keep a charge so-to-speak.

It's true to a point..

Once the lume is charged/excited to it's maximum, continuous charging will not have any further affect..............

LMP · 15 March 2010, 04:58 AM

It's hard to beat natural sunlight--even a short exposure will do.

Green Arrow · 15 March 2010, 05:00 AM

I use a high intensity flashlight for about 5 minutes before "lights out". Seems to work.

1000ftSub · 15 March 2010, 05:08 AM

To get the best out of my Deepsea's lume, i use a huge LED flashlight. Like the type Police have.

really!

Rscmaine · 15 March 2010, 05:25 AM

I've been doing some research into this as I am swapping dial and hands to luminova next week.

Luminova is not fully charged just because it glows brightly, which it can do after only 20 s outdoors in daylight. It takes approximately 30 min for it to reach its full charge.

I have a delightful "dancing pug" lamp on my nightstand and I balance my luminova watches on the head of a pug (about 6 inches below the bulb) for 30 minutes while I read.

If you hold luminova near a light source for even a second it glows like the full moon, but the trick is to get deep into the 'meat' of the application and excite the molecules, and that takes 25-30 minutes.

JBat · 15 March 2010, 05:33 AM

Surefire flashlight, FTW. I hit my with mine for about 3 seconds and it glows.

jets · 15 March 2010, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rscmaine

I've been doing some research into this as I am swapping dial and hands to luminova next week.

Please give us more details about your swap. I wonder what sort of swap you are planning...

Since it's some up, I am surprised some of the more adventurous of us here on TRF have not tried or proposed a swap of DSSD lume onto a sub for example? Having a sub with green lume ought to be cool.

Rscmaine · 15 March 2010, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jets

Please give us more details about your swap. I wonder what sort of swap you are planning...

Pretty vanilla swap - newer 16613 blue dial onto older black T serial tritium- but I'm getting hands lumed with some sort of super dooper new fangled C1+C3 Luminova concoction which is supposed to last longer than any earlier version. I'm the test case on the new stuff - it just came in from Switzerland this week. I'll report in a couple of weeks.

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=119570

rfknauss · 15 March 2010, 06:37 AM

Mario, an LED flashlight should do the trick.

frank gama · 15 March 2010, 07:07 AM

[QUOTE=robsteve;1709872]A pop from an electronic flash will charge it pretty bright. That is how I took the lume shot below. I fire a flash at the watch and immediately take a picture in the ambient light.
Robert

X2

A camera flashlight is by far the fastest way to charge the lume at about 1/10,000th of a second.

12 March 2010, 01:26 PM	#1
jets "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Mario Location: CANADA Posts: 2,483	Lume Charging. I've searched and come up short. Anyone have advice on the best ways to quickly charge you're watch lume besides a mag lite? Maybe there's some gizmo I haven't heard of.... __________________ ♛ DJII 116234 · Submariner 126610LV · Yacht Master 42 226659 ✿ Pelagos 25600TN Ω X-33 Speedmaster Skywalker · 1861 Speedmaster Modsukoshi · SMP 2254.50 · SMP 2230.50 NAC · Seamaster 300 166.0324 · Genève 162.037 Seiko SLA033 Willard · SKX007

12 March 2010, 01:34 PM	#3
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,342	Check out the Reference Library. In our Luminova article, we have a link to the manufacturer site.......... there you will find out exactly how many lumens it takes to charge Luminova, how long it lasts and how much degradation to expect over how long........... Or, you could just hold it under a fluorescent or halogen lamp for a half minute or so............ __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

15 March 2010, 04:25 AM	#6
jets "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Mario Location: CANADA Posts: 2,483	Ha, I just realized I can use the flash on my blackberry! Not the best charge but one none the less. __________________ ♛ DJII 116234 · Submariner 126610LV · Yacht Master 42 226659 ✿ Pelagos 25600TN Ω X-33 Speedmaster Skywalker · 1861 Speedmaster Modsukoshi · SMP 2254.50 · SMP 2230.50 NAC · Seamaster 300 166.0324 · Genève 162.037 Seiko SLA033 Willard · SKX007

15 March 2010, 04:39 AM	#7
RolexPete "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Peter Location: Massachusetts Watch: 214270 Mk2 Posts: 1,963	I thought I read that the duration of the charge and the wavelength of the light used to charge it dictate how long it will keep a charge so-to-speak. __________________ 2016 Explorer 214270 Mk2 - 1996 Submariner 14060* - 1972 Datejust 1601 1972 Oyster Perpetual 1002 - 1978 Oysterquartz 17000 Omega Seamaster 2265.80 - Omega Seamaster 300 166.0324 *RIP PAL 1942-2015

15 March 2010, 05:25 AM	#12
Rscmaine "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Nat Parkinson Location: Maine, USA Watch: me pull a rabbit.. Posts: 1,196	I've been doing some research into this as I am swapping dial and hands to luminova next week. Luminova is not fully charged just because it glows brightly, which it can do after only 20 s outdoors in daylight. It takes approximately 30 min for it to reach its full charge. I have a delightful "dancing pug" lamp on my nightstand and I balance my luminova watches on the head of a pug (about 6 inches below the bulb) for 30 minutes while I read. If you hold luminova near a light source for even a second it glows like the full moon, but the trick is to get deep into the 'meat' of the application and excite the molecules, and that takes 25-30 minutes. __________________ When the alien spaceships actually landed, to everyone's surprise, it turned out that the world's governments had not been hiding anything. They were just as clueless as the rest of us!

12 March 2010, 02:36 PM	#5
bobernet "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Bob Location: Mountains Watch: ALS, AP, PP, Rolex Posts: 2,952	Surefire 6P for about 30 seconds gets mine as bright as it's ever going to get.

15 March 2010, 04:58 AM	#9
LMP "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Lawson Location: Santa Fe, NM Watch: GMT's, Subs, OQ's Posts: 152	It's hard to beat natural sunlight--even a short exposure will do.

15 March 2010, 05:00 AM	#10
Green Arrow "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,060	I use a high intensity flashlight for about 5 minutes before "lights out". Seems to work.

15 March 2010, 05:08 AM	#11
1000ftSub "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Mike Location: Orlando Posts: 2,471	To get the best out of my Deepsea's lume, i use a huge LED flashlight. Like the type Police have. really!

15 March 2010, 05:33 AM	#13
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	Surefire flashlight, FTW. I hit my with mine for about 3 seconds and it *glows.*

15 March 2010, 06:37 AM	#16
rfknauss 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Richard Location: Macungie, PA Watch: 5513 Sub, LV Sub Posts: 14,494	Mario, an LED flashlight should do the trick. __________________ *"Few things in life give man as great a pleasure as wearing a Rolex!"* TRF's "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Patron

15 March 2010, 07:07 AM	#17
frank gama "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: ExhibitionOnly Location: Earth Posts: 323	[QUOTE=robsteve;1709872]A pop from an electronic flash will charge it pretty bright. That is how I took the lume shot below. I fire a flash at the watch and immediately take a picture in the ambient light. Robert X2 A camera flashlight is by far the fastest way to charge the lume at about 1/10,000th of a second.

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