re building a uv flashlight in article c r lz n panix com jhawk panix com john hawkinson writes my main question is the bulb where can i get uv bulbs do they need a lot of power etc etc i ve seen them in surplus stores all they are are fluorescent bulbs without the phosphor and a uv transparent bulb special glass i ve also seen incandescent versions that you screw into an ordinary vac socket probably not what you want i m not too concerned with whether it s long wave or short wave but hey if anyone has a cheap source of bulbs i ll take both one other thing a friend of mine mentioned something about near uv light being cheaper to get at than actual uv light does anyone know what he was referring to as far as i know near uv as opposed to far uv is longwave uv near the visible spectrum longwave uv is safer as far as accidental i hope exposure to the eyes as far as fluorescent minerals go the reason a friend has a uv lamp some only respond to only one of short or long uv hope this helps dave thanks much john hawkinson jhawk panix com who i am david malecki who you think i am dramalecki electrical watstar uwaterloo ca
