Re: metal halide kits

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From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 10/01/01-12:20:50 PM Z


That's a 175 watt bulb and the one discussed here was 1000 watts, so the exposure time would be around 6x longer. It might work fine for 4x5 prints though.

Bill

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From: Jeff Foster <jfoster@uclink.berkeley.edu>
Reply-to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 10:59:15 -0700

>hi all,
>
>all these talk about printing boxes got me
>looking around at the metal h bulbs.
>
>would this light work?
>
>http://www.aquaticlight.com/retro_kits.htm
>
>I planned on building a bl tube box, but this thing
>looks interesting ....if it will work. I am currently printing
>with a 11x14 graphic art printer from aristo(old). has a "neon" like glass
>tube in a serpent pattern and a big transformer. takes about
>25 minutes to get a good cyano type. so if I can improve my times,
>I would be that much more happy.
>
>btw - this is my 4th week on the list, good stuff here :-)
>
>
>--
>---
>Jeff Foster
>SDA UNIX
>UC Berkeley CA
>
>


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