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Subject: Mercury lamp for UV exposure

From: "Leon Heller" <leon.heller@...>
Date: 2006-10-13

I've just bought a ballast to go with a mercury lamp I bought on Ebay. I've
just connected them up and the lamp is working OK. I rather stupidly put it
on the bed with a dressing gown over it to keep the cat away, smelt burning
a few minutes later and found the lamp had burnt the duvet cover and the
dressing gown. 8-(

Next step is to remove the outer envelope and do some test exposures. I'll
rig up a suitable box to keep the UV away from me.

Leon
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