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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] For a DIY exposure box ... is collimated light an issue?

2013-07-06 by James

On 06/07/13 15:05, arvidj01 wrote:
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> Any thoughts based on your experiences would be appreciated, including 
> "Your are over thinking this! Just build the d..n box.".
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For hobby purposes, this.

If you use LEDs, just do a quick check that your led spacing and 
distance to your artwork from the leds does not introduce dead spots, 
that is, make sure the viewing angles of adjacent LEDs overlap at or 
just before the artwork.

Dead spots will make the box useless for everything, while poor/no 
collimation won't have an effect unless you're really pushing the 
boundaries of hobby exposure in my opinion.




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