I would consider a metal halide light from Craigslist as well. In the
Philadelphia area 400w lights go for $30. The benefit of them is they are a
point source providing much more collimated light due to the 18 inches vs 4
inches above the board.
Jeff
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Tubes are simpler and an easier way to acchive the necessary uv troughput.
Leds are more efficient but you need LOTS of them and a psu
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> Just in the process of converting an old scanner into an exposure box and
wondered about using small UV tubes or maybe UV Led's ? Any suggestions
would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers Steve
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