Re: VHO Super Actinic tubes for alt?

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From: Bob and Carla (bb333@earthlink.net)
Date: 10/09/01-10:33:39 PM Z


I have a friend that uses 18" "Philips Super Actinic" and he says that
they are indeed almost twice as fast as the regular BLB bulbs by
Philips.........
Robert

Sandy King wrote:

> Does anybody on the list have experience in printing with the very
> high output Super Actinic fluorescent tubes. These tubes in 24" size
> function at 75 watts, which in theory might make them almost twice as
> fast as the regular 20 watt BL and BLB tubes, provided of course that
> their peak output is compatible with the alt process in question. In
> contrast to BL tubes, which produce most of their light at around
> 350nm, with a tail that extends to 425nm, the Super Actinic bulbs
> peak at around 415-420nm, with a tail extending to 480nm.
>
> Sandy King
>
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