Actualy the germicidal lamp tube is made of quartz not glass and thats why
the cost so much.
Glass in general is not very transparent to UV.
Had mine since the days of th PROM burner for the Altair 8800.
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Source for Exposing PCB's
> Hi John,
>
> What you want is called a "germicidal lamp". It is a clear glass
> fluorescent lamp. Mine is about 14 inches long. I bought it and a
> holder for about $20 (quite some time ago). Ask for one at an
> electrical supply house.
>
> HTH
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> johnman9146 wrote:
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > I do not have a UV light source. I didn't buy one as I didn't want
> > to spend the money. Some of you have told me that you made a light
> > box. What types of lights/lamps work for exposure? I saw somewhere
> > that a blacklight works. Is this true?
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > So please, if you could help me build a UV light source to expose
> > small PCB's, I would appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
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