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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Inoue" <ted@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 4:32 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Box Bulbs


> This entire discussion confuses me. I've been using a simple
> fluorescent ring lamp (built into a desk magnifier unit) for my
> exposures.

Fluorescent lamps use a mercury discharge which emits a lot of UV. Most of
it is converted into visible light by the phosphor lining the tube but some
of it leaks out.

Leon
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