In search of stage quality ultraviolet UV lights

[07accordEX]

Anyone know of good UV lamps that can light up a big room 100ft wide 100ft long, perhaps 1 lamp per side of the wall?

 

[Ken_McE]

One bulb per wall? No. A string of four-foot bulbs, Yes.

 

[07accordEX]

but it would have to light up all 4 100 ft wide, 10ft tall walls
any reflector type I can just shine onto the wall?

 

[Ken_McE]

but it would have to light up all 4 100 ft wide, 10ft tall walls
any reflector type I can just shine onto the wall?

Er, what?

 

[Cyparagon]

Now I've seen UV lights, and I've seen ultraviolet lights, but NEVER in my life have I seen ultraviolet UV lights!

 

[Sub_Umbra]

That sounds like a tough one. I'd like to hear what you come up with.

 

[Random Guy]

but it would have to light up all 4 100 ft wide, 10ft tall walls
any reflector type I can just shine onto the wall?

So, you want to use one lamp per 100' long wall? Probably not gonna happen.

 

[blasterman]

Metal halide black lights are as close as you're going to get.

 

[Ken_McE]

http://www.horrorseek.com/home/halloween/wolfstone/Lighting/bltgen_BlackLightGeneration.html#Vendors

scroll down to:

"Black Light Projectors"

Sounds like the project would run in the low thousands.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Build some fixtures for regular T8 18w biaxial fluorescent lamps and equip them with high output UV bulbs from Wildfire.

 

[coreyhudson2]

I have and Elation UV Wash bulb (100w CFL $30) It will light a 40x40 foot floor 20 feet off the ground(varies w/ reflector beam angle). You could buy multiple bulbs and retrofit reflectors for them (Whole fixture $150).

All pictures closely represent actual viewing in person (no reflector):

Me in a gray shirt with a paper above me (20ft away from bulb)

Desk 15ft from bulb




OR
You could buy a Mercury vapor 1000w ballast, and a 1000w mercury vapor blacklight and do a DIY megaUV CANNON :tinfoil:

$100 Ballast
$50 MV UV
$50 S/H

Run around $200

 

[Sub_Umbra]

Wow! Impressive.