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Homemade LED UV Light & Test on Depression Glass

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I got some UV led's at Radioshack and took apart a light up pen for a power source. I wired them in parallel and used a leftover knife switch from my tesla coil. I used an old plastic container for a body and it works great! I'm surprised I didn't need any resistors... All for under By the way, I plan on showing off my tesla coil as soon as I solder in a new relay switch. (it burnt up the old one) 8D

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4 comments on Homemade LED UV Light & Test on Depression Glass

  1. polonium9 says:

    i made my own with an Inova microlight, 1 UV led, and scissors for cutting NO SOLDERING WOOHOO!! when you get it to the right size just slide it in and it has high, low and strobe on the thing and its cheap!! for under $10!!!!!!!

  2. amethyst8teen says:

    Yeah, this was just a first try with stuff I had lying around, I didn’t even expect it to actually work because I didn’t have any resistors.

  3. clony101 says:

    i made something like that but it was a motor and i had hot glue and tape to work with i would make a vid but my mom threw it away:( damn mom

  4. pyrokinetikrlz says:

    Could you show wether glasses with UV filter block the light??? pls

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