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Old 11th Jan 2017, 7:49 pm   #6
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Default Re: UV Photo-Resist Dry Film PCB Process

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Originally Posted by Oldcodger View Post
At the moment, I'm hovering between purchase of a lightbox off E bay and making my own, so I value your input.
If you can find a used box on e-bay, fine, but for my money, if the outfit which is selling off the ex Maplin Insect UV zappers referred to in the 'Light Box' thread still have any left, I'd convert one of those, per the YouTube video. Well reasoned, well constructed, and economical. Much easier than gathering all the bits together from here and there, and cheaper even than a pair of UV tubes from. Mega or wherever.

Though I built a timer into miy box, as it was part of the magazine design, I wouldn't bother with one - you can just use the second hand on a watch or stopwatch. The basic (but expensive) boxes sold by the likes of Mega don't have a timer, and those that do are often mechanical and not very accurate.

Good luck in your quest.
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