TSB

screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: nuunlv on March 07, 2012, 03:50:01 AM

Title: bulbs for exposure unit
Post by: nuunlv on March 07, 2012, 03:50:01 AM

hello, i need to know if i can use these UV ligt bulbs:
http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/uv/fluorescent-specialties/actinic-bl-tl-tl-d-t5/21105/cat/#t=ProductList (http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/uv/fluorescent-specialties/actinic-bl-tl-tl-d-t5/21105/cat/#t=ProductList)

or should i use these blackligt bulbs:
http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/fluorescent-lamps/tl-d/tl-d-blacklight-blue/21403/cat/ (http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/fluorescent-lamps/tl-d/tl-d-blacklight-blue/21403/cat/)

i hope that the first link is the right answer.

thank you :)

Title: Re: bulbs for exposure unit
Post by: tpitman on March 07, 2012, 06:31:47 AM

From the description of one in the list at the link, the first choice sounds correct. The second choice is for your day-glo Jimi Hendrix poster.

Title: Re: bulbs for exposure unit
Post by: Sbrem on March 07, 2012, 04:02:56 PM

Quote from: tpitman on March 07, 2012, 06:31:47 AM

From the description of one in the list at the link, the first choice sounds correct. The second choice is for your day-glo Jimi Hendrix poster.

I lost my day-glo Hendrix poster somewhere back in '72 or so...

What exposure unit do you have, and what do they recommend? If you know the specs on the bulbs, there are often less expensive sources to be found. We don't use fluorescents here, but we've used Caprock Development and Specialty Bulbs over the years, always better pricing than screen printing suppliers.

Steve