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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Cheap UV laser?

2005-10-16 by Robert LaBudde

At 01:44 AM 10/15/2005, you wrote:
>At 02:05 AM 10/15/2005, you wrote:
> >nitrogen laser is only good as a source of koherent light for
> >experiments that require it. Otherwise- useless for drilling and
> >cutting.  Mike
>
>I'm looking for an UV laser to expose the presensitized PCB.
>IR laser is powerful enough for cutting/drilling but not for my project.
>Cristiam

Why do you need a laser? A UV LED with a collimating lens should be 
sufficient. You don't need coherent light, and the only advantage then to a 
laser is the smaller beam divergence initially.

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