Homebrew PCBs

Has anyone got any idea of the suitability of the scanner lamp for pcb exposure.
If ok I was planning on positioning the lamp further away from the glass and using reflectors to spread the light 

Any help greatfully accepted
Dave

On 23/02/2013 16:49, dave_donlan wrote:
> Has anyone got any idea of the suitability of the scanner lamp for pcb
> exposure.
> If ok I was planning on positioning the lamp further away from the glass
> and using reflectors to spread the light

You need UV lamps (long wave for positive resist)!

Leon
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Leon Heller
G1HSM

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>
>You need UV lamps (long wave for positive resist)!
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>Leon
>--
>Leon Heller
>G1HSM

405nm?
Cristian

> >You need UV lamps (long wave for positive resist)!
> >
> >Leon
> >--
> >Leon Heller
> >G1HSM
> 
> 405nm?
> Cristian


About that, some boards need closer to 370nm.  That's in the UVA band.  The
germicidal ones are UVC (200nm-ish).

The UV LEDs you can buy are usually around 400nm or so, which is why they
work.  I've seen shorter wavelength ones, but they were a bit $$$.  Those
little nail polish curing lamps are probably the cheapest (off eBay).

Tony

Thanks all

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:

>
> > >You need UV lamps (long wave for positive resist)!
> > >
> > >Leon
> > >--
> > >Leon Heller
> > >G1HSM
> > 
> > 405nm?
> > Cristian
> 
> 
> About that, some boards need closer to 370nm.  That's in the UVA band.  The
> germicidal ones are UVC (200nm-ish).
> 
> The UV LEDs you can buy are usually around 400nm or so, which is why they
> work.  I've seen shorter wavelength ones, but they were a bit $$$.  Those
> little nail polish curing lamps are probably the cheapest (off eBay).
> 
> Tony
>