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A glowrod
- "What's the difference between a lightsaber and a glowrod? A lightsaber impresses girls!"
- ―Jacen Solo
The glowrod, also referred to as a glowtube, glowlight, glowlamp, light stick, flashlight, chemlight,[2] glow stick,[2] glowpole,[3] or luma,[4] was a device utilized for the purpose of producing light.
Characteristics[]
Glowrods were portable illumination sources that generated light using either phosphorescent chemicals or power cells. Glow rods that used chemical reactants were disposed of once the chemicals were expended. Costing about ten credits, the light intensity could be controlled by a dial that determined how much of the reactant was used up during operation. These glow rods were about six centimeters long and shaped like styluses, weighed about twenty grams, and had clips that could be used to attach them to clothing or belts. These glow rods could operate for up to fifty hours and the light from them could reach up to twenty meters.[4]
Glow rods that relied on power cells had longer ranges and could provide illumination for up to one hundred hours. They cost twenty-five credits to purchase, and the power cells could be recharged up to fifty times. These glow rods varied in size from personal use devices to industrial use spot-lumas. Lerrimore Contracting Company manufactured the heavy-duty industrial glow rod, which was commonly used during construction and mining.[4]
History[]
Soldiers often affixed glow rods to their blasters, mounted them to the barrel. They served as makeshift torches, but had the side effect of making the soldiers more visible to enemy soldiers and snipers.[4] It was a standard issue item given to stormtroopers. They also came in versions that could be switched to ultraviolet.[5]
A glowrod could be modified so that it flickered instead of emitting a constant light so that it would resemble the flickering of torchlight.[3]
The Chemlight was activated by breaking the stick in half, providing two lights.
The Glo-Long company was widely considered the finest manufacturer of glow sticks in the galaxy.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Glowrods seem to be Star Wars Universe-adaptations to real-world flashlights and glow-sticks.
