Black Light Sources

[starsplitter]

Greetings Old Hands:

This is a follow up to a previous post. Black lights...can anyone recommend a source besides a head shop? I want something that is practical. perhaps designed, for field use (check for disturbances in soil, etc. and for emeralds on the beach).

Thanks.

Mark

[EDDE]

http://www.ambericawest.com/blacklight5.html

[starsplitter]

Ed & Mike,

Thanks. I went to the website - the lights are surprisingly inexpensive (especially compared to what can be found at the mall).

Mark

[Functional]

Thought some here might find this useful.
Table of Minerals and their Colors:
http://www.startprospecting.com/html..._their_co.html

If your planning to use ultraviolet light, use UV goggles.

F.

[99thpercentile]

I have an Inova X5 from Emmissive Energy, which is 395 nm. I have been pretty pleased with it. It costs about $40 and it is very bright. I have two units, one that has white LEDs and one with the UV LEDs. I have used them all over the world and think that they are a very good value. They use lithium 123 batteries, which are about $4 each at wal-mart or $16 for 12 if you by them direct from Surefire.

[boogeyman]

Try calling a electrical supply house. I walked in and bought a long wave bulb and a short wave that plugged into an old camp lantern I was given. Put some aluminum duct tape on half the lens and you got a nice black light that you can switch from long to short. I think if I had bought the lantern it would've cost about $22.00. By the way if you're in the desert don't pick up the green gardenhose!! If you do hope you got the right end My friend didn't know rattlers florese green

[BlackKnight]

LED Black Light
Perfect for:

• Find urine stains (i.e. at the hotel before you hop in bed!)

Now THAT was what I was looking for. No longer need to sleep in the bathtub

[stringfrenzy]

LED Black Light
Perfect for:

• Find urine stains (i.e. at the hotel before you hop in bed!)

Now THAT was what I was looking for. No longer need to sleep in the bathtub

I know what you mean.

[gamiller]

edmund scientific

http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3052862

[boogeyman]

DO NOT BLACKLIGHT A MOTEL ROOM!!you'll never get a decent nights sleep again

[stringfrenzy]

DO NOT BLACKLIGHT A MOTEL ROOM!!you'll never get a decent nights sleep again

Good point.

[Rptyd]

Nothing like a hand-held.


http://www.blacklightsusa.com/blackl...FQGbnAodI3VseA


Jean

[maipenrai]

Anyone ever use a blacklight for hunting mushrooms? Just a thought, since I dont have a blacklight to try it.

[digging wv]

No, but I've used a blacklight AFTER hunting 'shrooms......