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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Homebrew UV LED based exposure unit

From: Ross McKenzie <valusoft@...>
Date: 2008-01-14

Markus Zingg wrote:

>
> > UV LEDs can be found much cheaper at eBay, but the UV lamps are much
> > cheaper :)
>
> Hmmm, be VERY carefull. I just was reading a post from a guy in a german
> PCB forum who used such e-bay LEDs just to find out they did not worked
> as expected!
>
>
>
>





Hi Markus,

I bought 50 UV Leds from an eBay source in Hong Kong last year. One was
faulty, but the remainder worked perfectly. I constructed an exposure
unit and it has worked very well for me.

Regards,

Ross McKenzie
ValuSoft
Melbourne Australia