Greetings Scott — thanks for sharing, this is really helpful! Just curious about the 30W choice for the UV setup; I see they offer a 50W pair for $10 more and was wondering if the extra power would be too much? Perhaps there’s a risk of overheating and that’s why 30W is recommended?
(Put another way, I’m looking to setup a rig like this in the next month or so and wondered if 50W would damage the cases… just thought I’d check with you to see if 30W was the correct way to go or if 50W would be fine too, etc.) Again, thanks! SB -- Greetings from Steve Baker “Gravity brings me down…” > On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:32 AM, Scott McDonnell <mcdonnell.j...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > My UV set up is something like these: > https://www.amazon.com/Onforu-Waterproof-Blacklight-Lighting-Fluorescent/dp/B07GGV5B7R > > <https://www.amazon.com/Onforu-Waterproof-Blacklight-Lighting-Fluorescent/dp/B07GGV5B7R> > > Two of those zip=tied to the bottom of an inverted milk crate. I place my > part to retrobright on a piece of wood and then set this lamp assembly over > it. The UV light is not very powerful, so it usually takes days to work. But > I have been using it for various projects for over a year now. > > Scott M. > > From: Jeffrey Birt <mailto:bir...@soigeneris.com> > Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 8:44 AM > To: m...@bitchin100.com <mailto:m...@bitchin100.com> > Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? > > Both heat and UV add energy which will speed up a chemical reaction. The UV > could have other effects as well. IMHO, heat is probably the easiest to > control even if it might take longer. > > Jeff Birt > > From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> On Behalf Of Scott McDonnell > Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2021 8:34 PM > To: m...@bitchin100.com > Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? > > Yeah, the saran wrap has helped a lot. It keeps it from getting dry. > > I think heat has a much bigger part in the process than UV light. I will > sometimes go out periodically and use a hair dryer to help speed up the > process. > > If you think about it, the developer is used on hair and they use heat, not > UV to make the bleach process happen.
