Homebrew PCBs

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From: "kirilian2351" <kirilian2351@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:55 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Box Bulbs


> I am wanting to build a UV light box.  I have read as many internet 
> articles as I could find on the subject.  Some articles will 
> recommend certain bulbs while other articles will say to stay away 
> from those that were recommended.  What is the best bulb to use that 
> is easily obtainable?  I have read an article that suggested using 
> bug zapper bulbs.  My local Home Depot carries 15W and 40W versions 
> of the replacement bulbs for the Zapper models.  Would this type of 
> bulb work?  I have also read about breaking the glass shell of a 
> mercury vapor bulb and using the internal tube as a UV source.  I 
> don't plan to make large circuit boards (no larger than 6" square).

I use Sylvania 8W Blacklite 350 tubes.

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
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My low-cost Philips LPC210x ARM development system:
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller/lpc2104.html