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I built my darkroom from a book I read from the elementary school library I was attending at the time. It said that 25W or less red bulbs work fine. I can't remember if I did a test. But it would be cool to try it: take some paper, put some object on it, turn on a 25w red bulb for about 30 minutes, develop the paper, and see if the object can be discerned at all on the paper.<BR>
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<BR>> From: audrey.penven@gmail.com<BR>> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:53:30 -0700<BR>> Subject: Re: [Darkroom] Light fixtures<BR>> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: rubin@starset.net; audrey@lostinthenoise.net; darkroom@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> <BR>> Red lightbulbs can be fine. I've never built a darkroom from scratch<BR>> before, so i don't know offhand which bulbs are ok. I suppose if we<BR>> find some red bulbs, we can check to make sure before buying them.<BR>> <BR>> -audrey<BR>> <BR>> Sent from my iPod<BR>> <BR>> On Oct 11, 2009, at 18:51, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:55:09 -0700<BR>> > > From: rubin@starset.net<BR>> > > To: audrey@lostinthenoise.net<BR>> > > CC: darkroom@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > > Subject: Re: [Darkroom] Light fixtures<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Audrey Penven wrote, On 2009/10/11 16:48:<BR>> > > > Safe lights - we have one safe light for the space, but we'll need<BR>> > > > more. It would be worth seeing if anyone has some to donate.<BR>> > > > Otherwise, we'll probably have to get them from a photo supply<BR>> > place.<BR>> > > > I'll poke at craigslist as well to see what I can find.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Jim needs to know if these lights will be attached to conduit<BR>> > boxes and<BR>> > > if so how so he can install the right boxes for us. Any chance you<BR>> > could<BR>> > > find some photos of what you were thinking?<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Back when I had my own darkroom, I just used regular old 25W red<BR>> > lightbulbs. I never had any trouble with these. They fit into<BR>> > regular light bulb fixtures. Are regular red lightbulbs iffy to use?<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Mitch.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR> </body>
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