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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Yellow CFL bulb

2013-07-23 by Shannon Haworth

I use one of these:
http://www.rei.com/product/709063/petzl-tactikka-plus-led-headlamp

Works great


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Jim <n6otq@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I just remembered seeing colored CFLs at Home Depot.  I think yellow was
> in their batch.
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> Not cheap, though.
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> 73
> Jim N6OTQ
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> > From: Jim Hancock <jhancock1@...>
> >To: homebrew_pcbs@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 7:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Yellow CFL bulb
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> >Probably not yellow glass but yellow phosphor coating. All fluorescent
> >lamps work by using UV from a mercury vapor light source to excite a
> >phosphor coating on the inside of the tube. Any missing phosphor will
> >allow some UV to escape although most glass does block some UV rays.
> >For what it's worth, Amazon has some 60 w bug lamps.
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