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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Led uv exposure box

2009-03-30 by DJ Delorie

"trevwhite74" <trevor.white100@...> writes:
> You really are the main, you have done everything. lol

No, there are others here who have done all I have done and more.

> So have you used the UV box much? Does it give good results?

I've used it quite a bit.  It seems to work well *if* you have a
vacuum system.  Here are some 5 mil and 3 mil lines exposed with it:

        http://www.delorie.com/pcb/djspirals/

> Looking at the picture, it seems yours does not spread out too even
> or is that just the ways it apears?

You are seeing only the visible portion of the spectrum; they radiate
mostly in the UV.  The spacing was designed to take into account their
UV pattern.  Plus, I don't recall if that picture was taken before or
after I went through and aligned all the individual LEDs.

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