Good Point!
Different wavelength? I bought mine 30 years ago to erase EPROMS. I always
ran it in a closed box.
Alan KM6VV
> Zdravo Alan,
>
> Thursday, April 6, 2006, 5:03:03 PM, ti rece:
>
> > HI s,
>
> > I have an HP scanner (SCSI) that I picked up for parts. You're right,
> it
> > looks like it would make a GOOD light table. I hadn't thought of using
> it
> > to expose paper!
>
> > I was able to get a 12" (?) UV tube from a barber supply. They use them
> as
> > germicidal lamps. "Orchard Supply" or "Home Depot" should have them as
> grow
> > lamps as well.
>
> > Lotta good stuff in a scanner! Too bad mine is SCSI; but I intend to
> see if
> > I can get some of the electronics going before I part it out.
>
> > Alan KM6VV
>
>
>
>
> A BIG WARNING:
>
> Do not use GERMICIDAL lamps. these have peak radiation in UV-C part
> of the spectrum (cca 270 nm). Photo resist, on the other hand, has
> the peak sensitivity somwhere near 340-360nm (UV-A), so black light
> tubes would be OK.
>
> Shortwave UV (UV-C) does not penetrate through the atmosphere and
> therefore is not present on the earth's surface and it is HARMFUL to
> eyes (causes irreversible damage to eyesight).
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Zoran A. Scepanovic
> zastos@...
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