3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

UV light photography II

UV light photography II

So, UV photos...well problem is a weak LED light and therefore long exposures...

I needed a strong source of UV light....specially for underwater use...
All my led's power is calculated at 3,6V x  2A .... 7,2 Wat's..ad dissipation.. collateral looses...and so on. Weak.
Long lightning is good... but I need short exposure, to avoid movements.
I need strobe/flash .... about 160Wat/s...short strong UV light...and here it is....

 
Remove these adsRemove these ads by Signing Up
 

Step 1Woods glass

Woods glass
This glass is a  UV band pass filter.
You can usually find this on a bulbs for Disco/Party purpose. All teeth under this light are white  :)
Cheapest way to get this glass is a bulb. So, get the bulb, remove metal and wires....
Break a small tube and let air inside...  
« Previous StepDownload PDFView All StepsNext Step »
1 comment
Jul 22, 2011. 4:26 PMflakman says:
That's actually pretty good. The incandescent UV bulbs are absolute crap for UV lighting. Glad they could actually be put to some good use.

Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

All Steps Viewing
View all steps of an Instructable on the same page when you're a Pro Member.

Upgrade to Pro today!
27
Followers
16
Author:KresimirPregernik