Homebrew PCBs

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if you want a little more generic detail on black lights and wher to 
get some:
http://wolfstone.halloweenhost.com/TechBase/bltgen_BlacklightGeneratio
n.html#Tubes

you will need to copy both wrap around lines and paste.

BoonS

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "boons007" <boons007@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> The fluorescent light bulbs I found works the fastest and best for  
> for pcb exposure produce ultraviolet from 310 nanometers to 400 
> nanometers (UVA:
> 
> 1.  Black light Blue (Dark blue in color) on the bulb it will be 
> labeled "BLB". the last batch I got was from "Spencers Gifts" in 
the 
> mall. it was just like the under the counter fluorescent light 
> fixtures. plug ac cord in AC in light out simple.  
> 
> 2. the "BL" will work the same but do not have a visible light 
> blocker.
> 
> 3. a tanning lamp will also usially work well.
> 
> 4. "HID" almps work well also as long as they do not have the UV 
> filter built as part of the bulb.
> 
> I do not recomend "black light" incandesant bulbs they really dont 
> work well the UV they put out is a lot lowwer then the BL or BLB 
> fluorescent.
> 
> 
> 
> good luck 
> BoonS
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Robert Hedan 
> <robert.hedan@v...> wrote:
> > If your need for a UV light is to expose PCBs, household white 
> fluorescent
> > does the trick fine.  A complete 18" white fluorescent light 
costs 
> $5 at the
> > local Dollar+ store.
> > 
> > Robert
> > :)
> > 
> > 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] De
> > la part de Russell Shaw
> > Envoyé : juin 15 2005 01:42
> > À : Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> > Objet : Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light
> > 
> > 
> > Daryl Mills wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Simple question, I'm wanting to get some UV lights but the 
> wholesalers 
> > > call them Black Lights - and there is "black light blue" (a 
dark 
> blue 
> > > tube) as used at parties etc to make white shine and "black 
light 
> > > white" (a white normal looking) which nobody seems to know 
about.
> > > 
> > > Can somebody shed some light on this problem (pardon the pun).
> > > 
> > > Daryl.
> > 
> > Blacklight can be a generic term for UV globes.
> > 
> > When applied to fluoros, it means more specifically the UV 
flouros 
> that have
> > white phosphor.
> > 
> > Black-light-blue globes and fluoros are both made from dark blue 
> Woods glass
> > that is a UV filter. You can get mercury HID lamps like that too.
> > 
> > Clear UV fluoro and HID lamps put out extra short-wave UV and is 
no 
> better
> > for doing PCBs. They're unsafe to look at too (tho they can be 
> cheaper).
> > 
> > 
> > 
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and 
> Photos:
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> > 
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