Homebrew PCBs

Hi,

I am going to make my own PCB's, but I am trying to keep the cost
down, I require a UV light source for developing PCB,s 

I have found this product and it looks ideal and seems very powerful!

I am sure on reading about, build your own UV developer box, someone
used a "suntan lamp", 

I would like your opinion as to wether this unit  will be suitable?


http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4401784.htm



Regards 


Gary

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From: "Gary" <questuk1@...>
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Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:14 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie to PCB's will this do as the UV light 
source?


> Hi,
>
> I am going to make my own PCB's, but I am trying to keep the cost
> down, I require a UV light source for developing PCB,s
>
> I have found this product and it looks ideal and seems very powerful!
>
> I am sure on reading about, build your own UV developer box, someone
> used a "suntan lamp",
>
> I would like your opinion as to wether this unit  will be suitable?
>
>
> http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4401784.htm

I've heard of someone using something like that which he got his much 
cheaper in a charity shop. I built my own with a box made from MDF and some 
wood, a sheet of glass and a couple of UV tubes. Cost me about \ufffd20.

Leon 

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Gary wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am going to make my own PCB's, but I am trying to keep the cost
> down, I require a UV light source for developing PCB,s 
> 
> I have found this product and it looks ideal and seems very powerful!
> 
> I am sure on reading about, build your own UV developer box, someone
> used a "suntan lamp", 
> 
> I would like your opinion as to wether this unit  will be suitable?
> 
> http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4401784.htm

As long as it's not a deliberate deception with normal flouro tubes,
it looks like it uses blacklight tubes and should work.

HI leon,

Where did you get the tubes etc, if i build mw own what type of tube
am i looking for and power?

Any tips you can give would be very useful!

thanks

Regards 


Gary



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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary" <questuk1@h...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:14 PM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie to PCB's will this do as the UV light 
> source?
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am going to make my own PCB's, but I am trying to keep the cost
> > down, I require a UV light source for developing PCB,s
> >
> > I have found this product and it looks ideal and seems very powerful!
> >
> > I am sure on reading about, build your own UV developer box, someone
> > used a "suntan lamp",
> >
> > I would like your opinion as to wether this unit  will be suitable?
> >
> >
> > http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4401784.htm
> 
> I've heard of someone using something like that which he got his much 
> cheaper in a charity shop. I built my own with a box made from MDF
and some 

> wood, a sheet of glass and a couple of UV tubes. Cost me about £20.
> 
> Leon 
> 
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From: "Gary" <questuk1@...>
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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 11:37 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Newbie to PCB's will this do as the UV light 
source?


HI leon,

Where did you get the tubes etc, if i build mw own what type of tube
am i looking for and power?

Any tips you can give would be very useful!

Companies like Farnell and RS have them in the UK. I am using Sylvania 
Blacklight 350 8W tubes I bought from a company called Service Trading in 
West London.

Leon 

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Hello, Group. I have developed a set of brushes for paintshop, and Photoshop that are available for designing your circuit boards with. With one click you can have chip pads, transistor pads, and all of your circles, and interface fingers on one disk. If anyone is interested in these, please contact me off list for more info.

Thanks!

Kim

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Gary wrote:
> HI leon,
> 
> Where did you get the tubes etc, if i build mw own what type of tube
> am i looking for and power?
> 
> Any tips you can give would be very useful!

You can use white fluoros with BL number (black-light), or dark
purple ones (black-blight blue). You can get them as compact flourescents too.
Some hardware shops have them.