Black Light

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This circuit is a simple ultraviolate light that can be powered by a 6 volt battery or power supply (such as the power supply on the "Circuits" page) that is capable of supplying 1 or more amps.

Schematic

This is the schematic of the Black Light

PCB Layout and Parts Placement

This is the parts placement and printed circuit board layout for the Black Light

Parts
Part
Total Qty.
Description
Substitutions
C110.0047uf Mono Capacitor
C210.1uf Disc Capacitor
D1, D221N4007 Diode
FTB1Filtered Blacklight Tube
IC11555 Timer IC
P1110k Trim Pot
Q11TIP30 PNP Power Transistor
R11470 Ohm Resistor
R21270 Ohm Resistor
S11Slide Switch
T11Medium Yellow Inverter Transformer
MISC1IC Socket, Heat Sink For Q1, Screw, Nut, Wire and PC Board

Notes

  1. P1 changes brightness of the black light tube.

  2. Transformer T1 and the blacklight tube are available from The Electronics Goldmine (see "Where To Get Parts"

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Comments

anonymous
Black Light
Saturday, February 09, 2008 5:30:43 AM
hahahaha same one as in Electronic Games 4 the Evil Genius :D
anonymous
Black Light
Monday, December 31, 2007 7:31:07 AM
i dont get what this thng is?
anonymous
Black Light
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:29:37 PM
who invinted th black light
Marie
Black Light
Friday, November 02, 2007 12:20:10 PM
How long does a stain remain that can be seen under black light? Is there any reference materials on this fact.
anonymous
Black Light
Monday, October 29, 2007 4:30:02 PM
What is a black light
anonymous
Black Light
Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:00:35 AM
Why buy one from the shop? That's just boring, it's much more interesting to make your own.
anonymous
Black Light
Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:54:18 AM
nice . wht i thought so long to design
jack edwards
Black Light
Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:33:13 AM
JUST BUY 1 FROM THE SHOP !!! SO MUCH EASIER :-)
hosam
Black Light
Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:36:15 AM
excuse me,,, which type of transformer and how many amperes and volts.. what about simple neon lamp.,, what is the useful of trim pot
ahmed
Black Light
Monday, August 20, 2007 4:16:39 PM
well the black light is the good projett but my be some thing make this more powerful
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