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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Source for Exposing PCB's

2002-04-04 by Tim Goldstein

Even better is to get some real flourescent UV bulbs. I got mine from a
local lighting supply house. I just looked for light bulbs in the yellow
pages. The bulbs are F20T12/BL and cost me about $10 per tube when I bought
them last year. They are a 2' long bulb and go into a standard fixture that
I got at Home Depot. I added a 5 minute mechanical timer to control the
exposure.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

-----Original Message-----
>
>It has been a while since I did photoresist, but I used to use an
>incandescent plant grow light. I suspect the fluorescent grow
>lights give off more UV.
>
>Steve Greenfield
>
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