Homebrew PCBs

Hello Leon,

  Friday, October 13, 2006, 11:47:42 AM, you wrote:

> I've just bought a ballast to go with a mercury lamp I bought on Ebay. I've 
> just connected them up and the lamp is working OK. I rather stupidly put it 
> on the bed with a dressing gown over it to keep the cat away, smelt burning 
> a few minutes later and found the lamp had burnt the duvet cover and the 
> dressing gown. 8-(

> Next step is to remove the outer envelope and do some test exposures. I'll 
> rig up a suitable box to keep the UV away from me.

> Leon
> --
> Leon Heller, G1HSM
> Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle
> leon.heller@...
> http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller 


  PLEASE DO NOT BREAK THE OUTER GLASS!

  You  will end up with lot of shortwave UV AKA UV-C. Photoresists are
  sensitive  (peak)  arround  340  nm  AKA UV-A. Also with outer shell
  removed,  you  will  generate  lot  of  ozone (O3) which reacts with
  haemoglobine  in  your  red  blood  cells  and other cells that need
  oxygen can not use in 'cause it's not O2.

  UV-C  can produce severe skin damage and is 'tethal' to your retina.
  Irreversible sight damage.

-- 
 Best regards,
 Zoran A. Scepanovic
 zastos@...

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