r/flashlight • u/GorgeLover • 4h ago

Have you ever looked at your emitters in the dark using a UV flashlight?

It's kind of cool.

Carry on.

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u/WheelOfFish 4h ago

Yup. It's basically how the emitters work in the first place. Shorter wavelengths excite the phosphors which in turn emit longer wavelengths.

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u/antighosting 4h ago

yeah i do that all the time, mainly to check the CCT of it (and making sure the vendor sent me the correct ones)

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u/macomako 3h ago

Yes! It’s both fun and useful.

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u/eriffodrol 1h ago

only in front of a mirror, while saying "Simon" three times

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u/EDC_glowngears 4h ago

Hell yaaa... Thats super fun!

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u/Araiten 49m ago

Convoy M21B with LHP73B 4000K. It's so beautiful that I made it my profile picture

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u/SuperScallionSentry 30m ago

It's also the best way to make sure you got all the bits when you dedome your 519a's