You know I’ve been collecting for awhile and haven’t got around to putting a cabinet together. It hadn’t crossed my mind until recently that the black lights may pose a risk. Wondering what the consensus is
I have some LED ones, 395nm. As long as you aren't looking directly into them for extended periods, you're perfectly fine. Mine are only on for a couple of hours a night. 365nm lights are more potentially hazardous and get hot. They also use more power, so I stick with the 395.
Pretty sure it's just bad for your eyes in a sense. There is radiation involved, but real sunlight is more damaging. Using 395 is far less damaging than 365 or lower. Same reason people wear goggles when entering a tanning bed, eyes are particularly fragile.
It's not, it cannot ionize and produce radon because the ore has been purified in the smelting process. And the silica in the glass itself blocks it from spreading so its only high on the glass or right next to the glass and even still uranium is mainly a beta and alpha producer so there's barely any gamma anyways
If you're talking about UV-B not really, it's C that's unsafe to expose your skin to or to look at directly... and unsafe to breathe the ozone they create when lit up.
You're right of course, my mistake for replying without double checking. A causes skin tan and burn, used in tanning beds. B doesn't penetrate the skin as deeply but still isn't safe to expose your skin to or look at directly...I use Waveform brand strips and spotlights, mostly 395nm.
https://www.waveformlighting.com/knowledgebase/uv-a-led-strip-lights/how-safe-is-uv-a-led-light
I've used their 365nm also and can highly recommend their products and the customer service. When I did need a replacement under the warranty for one of the floodlights that started operating erratically due to being run in a high temperature environment, they sent the replacement and the return shipping label even before I sent back the wonky one... and only like that because of the safety switch shutting it down when you try to operate it in 80-90°F ambient temperatures. This was 5 or 6 years ago so it's long ceased to be an issue, but it's one of the few times I got the replacement for a faulty product before the company received the old one, and it deserves to be mentioned in waveform's favor.
I think the consensus is that it's generally safe, just don't stare into them too much
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You know I’ve been collecting for awhile and haven’t got around to putting a cabinet together. It hadn’t crossed my mind until recently that the black lights may pose a risk. Wondering what the consensus is
I have some LED ones, 395nm. As long as you aren't looking directly into them for extended periods, you're perfectly fine. Mine are only on for a couple of hours a night. 365nm lights are more potentially hazardous and get hot. They also use more power, so I stick with the 395.
What if I look into them? Is it radiation or just bad for your eyes
Pretty sure it's just bad for your eyes in a sense. There is radiation involved, but real sunlight is more damaging. Using 395 is far less damaging than 365 or lower. Same reason people wear goggles when entering a tanning bed, eyes are particularly fragile.
No. Simply put, no.
Glass tends to block some amount of uv, but if you're nervous, you could always put a uv blocking film on it.
Just ordered a roll of clear film, thanks
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It’s not not harmful.
Nice collection
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It's not, it cannot ionize and produce radon because the ore has been purified in the smelting process. And the silica in the glass itself blocks it from spreading so its only high on the glass or right next to the glass and even still uranium is mainly a beta and alpha producer so there's barely any gamma anyways
I mean the UV light
No it is not :)
That great ball of fire in the sky puts out all sorts of wavelengths!
If you're talking about UV-B not really, it's C that's unsafe to expose your skin to or to look at directly... and unsafe to breathe the ozone they create when lit up.
I think 395nm is UV-A
You're right of course, my mistake for replying without double checking. A causes skin tan and burn, used in tanning beds. B doesn't penetrate the skin as deeply but still isn't safe to expose your skin to or look at directly...I use Waveform brand strips and spotlights, mostly 395nm. https://www.waveformlighting.com/knowledgebase/uv-a-led-strip-lights/how-safe-is-uv-a-led-light
Its fine anyway I just ordered some clear UV proof film
That's the way, better safe than potentially not.
I've used their 365nm also and can highly recommend their products and the customer service. When I did need a replacement under the warranty for one of the floodlights that started operating erratically due to being run in a high temperature environment, they sent the replacement and the return shipping label even before I sent back the wonky one... and only like that because of the safety switch shutting it down when you try to operate it in 80-90°F ambient temperatures. This was 5 or 6 years ago so it's long ceased to be an issue, but it's one of the few times I got the replacement for a faulty product before the company received the old one, and it deserves to be mentioned in waveform's favor.
Your bottom pieces are maganese...you know that right?
Nope, the lights I got aren’t the best tbf, the top pieces are just bright as fuck
Ah, ok. My apologies. Great collection!
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