HOW TO – Scorpion detection using ultraviolet (black light) LEDs

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HOW TO – Scorpion detection using ultraviolet (black light) LEDs

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John writes – ” Some time after reading “A Powerful New Light Source for Ultraviolet Detection of Scorpions in the Field” I decided to build my own scorpion detection device instead of buying an uv flashlight. I ordered fifty 5 mm UV LEDs (light emitting diodes) at the website of LSDiodes.” Thanks Paul! – Link.

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