curzon@tegenlicht.com
Date: 07/19/03-12:20:16 PM Z
Dust and Static ControlI was thinking about the same problem.
Maybe not what you meant but this thought crossed my mind.
My mother is a big smoker, my father isn't. In fact, he hates it. So he
bought a machine, that cleans the air from smoke (particals) and in the
process eliminates dust as well!! I'l have to check this, but I think it
ionises the air in some way so the dust will fall out of the air (yes I
know, very scientific explenation...). You can use it to filter the dust out
of the air before you start pinting!! This way you don't have to attach
anything to your exposing unit.
I'm going to call him and ask him what type of machine this is. If you're
interested, I'll post the info and (if possible) the website of the factory.
Bert from Holland.
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Van: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@clemson.edu]
Verzonden: zaterdag 19 juli 2003 4:56
Aan: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Onderwerp: Dust and Static Control
Recently a friend sent me information about the following site on dust and
static control.
http://www.modernsolutionsinc.com/dust/duststa2.html#Anchor-60134
This got me looking at the dust and static problem in my own printing
environment. I print with two different light sources: 1) a 1000 watt metal
halide HID lamp and, 2) a large 48X32" bank of BLB tubes. Both are used with
vacuum easels and give very good, but slightly different, results. However,
the BLB set-up is interesting, almost weird, because with this light, which
is very dark blue/purplish in color, every little speck of dust, lint, dirt,
skin flakes, hair, etc. stand out in a way that is difficult to imagine if
you have never worked with BLB light. Completely different look from a bank
of BL tubes I might add.
OK, I was really shocked by all the stuff blowing around and landing on
the glass of the vacuum easel during exposure with the BLB lights. I am sure
it is happening with the Metal Halide unit as well but the color of the
light does not reveal it as well. So, what I am wondering is this. Is there
any kind of electronic anti-static device that one can attach to an exposing
unit or vacuum frame that would reject this trash, rather than attract it as
is apparently the case.
Sandy King
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