therecordingart
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I'm really broke and wanted to build a light box to expose PCB's. The only thing I could find was an Ikea coffee table that my girlfriend bought a few years ago, and she didn't want it. So...me being the ghetto fool that I am....I took 4 of my 2' flourescent blacklights and mounted them about 6 inches apart under the table. The tubes are about 13 inches from the ground. What I'm thinking is that I'll use the top of the table for etching/developing and put my PCB's under the table to expose.
In theory it sounds cool, but should I make the legs shorter? These are 20 watt blacklight bulbs that I've been using about 6 inches above the boards. I thinking that the light will "spread" better being further from the ground, but what do I know....I'm new.
Do you guys think this will work? I mean you can techincally expose a PCB in direct sunlight so I'm thinking I'll be ok. I'd try it out, but I'm waiting for my sodium hydroxide substitute....I'm hating sodium hydroxide so I'm trying to find a place to order that Seno stuff here in the U.S.
In theory it sounds cool, but should I make the legs shorter? These are 20 watt blacklight bulbs that I've been using about 6 inches above the boards. I thinking that the light will "spread" better being further from the ground, but what do I know....I'm new.
Do you guys think this will work? I mean you can techincally expose a PCB in direct sunlight so I'm thinking I'll be ok. I'd try it out, but I'm waiting for my sodium hydroxide substitute....I'm hating sodium hydroxide so I'm trying to find a place to order that Seno stuff here in the U.S.