From: Jeff Foster (jfoster@uclink.berkeley.edu)
Date: 10/01/01-12:46:14 PM Z
I like simple answer, thanks.
although, a nice little 4x5 printer could be made....
jeff
Richard Sullivan FRPS wrote:
> Simply -- No.
>
> This is an aquarium light retrofit doohickey and is way underpowered.
> You're going to have to use some power to get a decent print time. With
> a reflector, etc, you might make nice 4x5's in a decent time but. This
> is about 1/8 the power you need for 8x10's etc. 1000 watts is optimal.
> A 400 watt lumeniare will work but the time and energy spent setting up
> a 400 watt system doesn't justify in my mind the $150.00 savings over a
> 1000 watt lumenaire system.
>
> --Dick Sullivan
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> At 10:59 AM 10/1/2001 -0700, you wrote:
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>> hi all,
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>> all these talk about printing boxes got me
>> looking around at the metal h bulbs.
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>> would this light work?
>>
>> http://www.aquaticlight.com/retro_kits.htm
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>> 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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-- --- Jeff Foster SDA UNIX UC Berkeley CA
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