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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: For a DIY exposure box ... is collimated light an issue?

From: =?UTF-8?B?IlpvcmFuIEEuIMWgxIdlcGFub3ZpxIci?= <zastos@...>
Date: 2013-07-06

On 07/06/2013 06:53 PM, brane2 wrote:
> I've just finished purchasing some of the material for our first
> non-improvised lamp.
>
> I plan to use Osram's bactericidal fluo lamp Puritec 15W:
>
> http://www.osram.com/appsinfo/pdc/pdf.do?cid=GPS01_1028570&mpid=ZMP_1008467&vid=EU_ALL_eCat&lid=EN
>
> I plan to use 6 of them in front of simple reflector, made of 1-2mm
> aluminuim sheet, covered with adhesive mirror foil ( as used in
> aquariums etc). Metal sheet will have edges ( like last 10 cm or so on
> each side) bent at an angle 45° and I plan to kill non-vertical rays
> with black cardboard mesh in front of reflector.
>
> Flo lamps are EUR9/pc, electronic ballasts are EUR15 or so. I planned to
> repurpose PC's PSU for that and ouple other things, but colleague has
> already brought a couple of them with lamps, so I might just buy a
> couple more and use them instead...
>


I would suggest not to use the lamps that you specified.
UVC is not the wavelength band that is "the best solution" for PCB exposure.
Try to find lamps that are intendend for "reprophotography", Philips
carries some of these, that are in UVA wavelength band.

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