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Adding UVC to a laminar hood?
    #16175190 - 05/03/12 02:51 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Just wondering if it would make much sense to add a UVC light in the inner chamber of a laminar hood (from the fan to the filter)

There is room to do it, and even room to do it without having the light on the filter, but would it really make much of a difference?

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Re: Adding UVC to a laminar hood? [Re: tibberous]
    #16175496 - 05/03/12 06:16 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

UV light causes blindness, cancer, and death.
Not suitable for home mycology.


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Re: Adding UVC to a laminar hood? [Re: Doc_T]
    #16175560 - 05/03/12 06:52 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Yes but the question he was asking was can he put it in a sealed box. 

Now you could say its still harmful but what if its properly sealed and shielded?  I know they aren't safe its just now im curious lol

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Re: Adding UVC to a laminar hood? [Re: zepski]
    #16175645 - 05/03/12 07:38 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Yeah, it's only dangerous if it comes in contact with your skin or eyes.
Much like a tree falling in a forest with noone to hear it, UV light that doesn't contact anything is harmless.

But do really want excess ionizing radiation in your home?
Would you even for a moment consider using gamma rays for mycology?
Because that's what UV is, ionizing radiation identical to low-energy gamma rays.


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Re: Adding UVC to a laminar hood? [Re: tibberous]
    #16175648 - 05/03/12 07:40 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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tibberous said:
Just wondering if it would make much sense to add a UVC light in the inner chamber of a laminar hood (from the fan to the filter)

There is room to do it, and even room to do it without having the light on the filter, but would it really make much of a difference?




It would make no difference whatever.  The filter is going to catch bacteria and other airborne microbes, where they'll be trapped and die soon in the absence of a food source or water.  The UV isn't going to kill them twice.
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