12 Volt Light

[Sneck]

I guess I've been lucky. I have my original 110V UV light from GM that came with my kit 12 years ago. It has seen a lot of use and I am still using the original bulb. The only thing I had to ever change on it was the suction cup.

[maxryde]

So sneck you still using the same bulb? I have heard that the bulb wears out after a while, won't cure due to a lack of uv production. I don't know as I use 12 volt and I break them faster than I should (dropping) and I do have a 120 volt unit that I use occasionally but I am not able to test for nanos so.....

[SGT]

Don't forget the magnifying glass to really bump it up a notch

[WRS-Q8]

Thanks to those of you that replied in regards to my question, 12 Volt Light problem. The problem was a bad resistor and condensor inside on the circuit board.

When curing resin in the later parts of the day, on flat bed trucks pointing in the opposite direction of the setting sun, I dont like banking on reflective rays for proper cures. I have pulled injectors off, late in the day, after 20 min of curing, and air pockets showed up. This was because of improper curing of the resin (Delta PB Resin). I dont like redoing repairs that should have been done right the first time. Applying my 12 volt light, that quickly clips on the trucks battery that is stored in an outside the cab compartment, insures me of a proper cure in 5 min. Installing string ties on my 12 volt light to hang from my bridge perfectly at the impact point frees me to do others things.

You're right, using a mirror works for reflecting UV rays. However, when your running 3-6 injectors late in the day, its not very productive to stand around holding a mirror when you could be pulling vacumes and applying pressure cycles on other injectors.

Thanks Delta for having this forum.

Curtis

[WRS-Q8]

Sorry, the problem with the 12 volt light was a transistor and capacitor on the circuit board.

Curtis