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Re: Sisteco Primatic Handheld Compass
From: Ken James
Date: 2004 Mar 17, 10:02 -0600
From: Ken James
Date: 2004 Mar 17, 10:02 -0600
It is commenly used, the capsuals can be had on ebay. Try a search for "traser".-Ken I was informed that it > was withdrawn due to radiation safety issues under new US and Europe > regulations. It was fine until you broke the tube....!!!..frankly I decided > not to pursue it any further because of that. I dont think you'll have much > luck replacing the tube. I'm not aware of other manufacturers using this > technology any more