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Re: UV light sources question

2004-01-20 by mikezcnc

Leon, how long does it take you to expose the PCB? 

Disco tubes (Black Light) are mentioned on the web all the time but I 
think they have the wrong wavelength for PCBs.

Mike

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" 
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tboneuk_2000" <a_reynolds@b...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:12 AM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV light sources question
> 
> 
> > Hello all,
> >   I would like to make my own uv exposure box, but I am having 
some 
> > trouble locating a suitable tube. Could anyone tell me if 
replacement 
> > aquariam uv tubes would work (do they opperate at a different 
> > wavlength), also can you use disco uv tubes?
> > 
> > If anyone knows of a supplier in the uk other than maplin I would 
> > appreciate it (RS do sell them but they are very expensive, 
maplin 
> > are out of stock)
> 
> Rapid Electronics has them for 12.20 a pair.
> 
> Leon
> --
> Leon Heller, G1HSM
> Email: aqzf13@d...
> My low-cost Philips LPC210x ARM development system:
> http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller/lpc2104.html

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