Try Bulb Direct (www.bulbdirect.com). They have several brands that run
around $8 or so.

Be absolutely certain that ther is no light leaking from the enclosure. The
best way to do this is to go in a dark room and turn it on. You might be
surprised to see light coming through plastic panels, or from hinges. From
what I understand, hard UV will burn your eyes and may cause skin cancer.

Regards,

Al Williams
AWC
Solderless Stamp and PIC Prototypes at http://www.al-williams.com/awce.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Shahid Sheikh <sheikh@EROLS.COM>
Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 8:35 PM
Subject: [OT] UV tubes


>This is completely OT but does anyone know of a source for 5 in., I think
>4W UV tubes? I found a completely enclosed enclosure that has a regular 4W
>florescent tube in it. I was thinking of making a UV eraser out of it.
>Maynot be worth it since the ER2 is for $39 from digikey but if the tube is
>much cheaper then I'll go for that.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Shahid
>