Help finding true UV led strips

foogoo · Jan 1, 2015

FRITZHD brought the Supernight to my attention but I can't seem to find them anywhere. I'm wary of a lot of the other ones out there since most of them come from China and many of their reviews say they're just purple leds. Does anyone have a suggestion for a true 5050 UV strip? Looking for around 400nm, +/- 10nm or so.

Or if anyone else has a suggestion on how to simulate a long UV tube using LEDs that can be portable and powered by battery, let's hear it!

FRITZHID · Jan 3, 2015

Another option is the CCFL blacklight. I have 2 of them and they work wonderfully, tho a tad power hungry.

tinkerhell · Jan 12, 2015

You sure you want 400nm?
I'm very interested in lights and strips & fixtures (heck even little throwies) for Halloween uses.
Everything I've studied on this suggests that 365-368 nm is the optimal length.

FRITZHID · Jan 12, 2015

It really depends on your project goal.

billw · Jan 14, 2015

400nm *is* "purple", pretty much. The problem is finding LEDs with a shorter wavelength, adequate output power, and non-jaw-dropping price. :-(
(For example, the "BLB" class fluorescent UV "Black Lights" have emission peaks around 350-360 nm)

WeLight · Jan 16, 2015

400nm strip is available but may not give you a big visual output

Ken_McE · Jan 16, 2015

foogoo said:
Looking for around 400nm, +/- 10nm or so.

400~410 nm is just violet. UVA is 315 to 400 nm. Don't know if true UV 5050 strips exist. Never seen 'em myself. The ones sold as "UV" are just purple. If you can't find 5050's there are fluorescent tubes readily available in that range.

FRITZHID · Jan 16, 2015

Like I said earlier, the blacklight ccfl lamps do very well.

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