On 11 December 2012 23:18, WS <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > I could grab a dark reader transilluminator (a box with a blue filter that > is using filtered visible light instead of UV to illuminate your EtBr > stained DNA gels), but without the amber filter. > > Instead of buying the original amber plastic piece, I am looking for a > cheap alternative (something amber/orange) that will do the trick, too. > > Any suggestions? Or do i just get a camrera filter that cuts off at > 550-600nm? >
-Could you use an clear amber coloured art plastics? I am guessing it maybe available in art stores like this one online in the US in art or craft stores such as Jo-Ann or Utrecht. It's pretty inexpensive and is called "clear-lay" in the US. -Alternatively there's the pexiglass that is probably expensive (~$45 for a sheet roughly the size of the transilluminator box); or -perhaps try X-ray film exposed to very low light and developed? I wonder if that would work. best, Pow > > Thanks! > > Wo > _______________________________________________ > Methods mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods > _______________________________________________ Methods mailing list [email protected] http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods
