Re: Anyone have an Arc AAA?
My third flashlight, the 375nm
Arc AAA UV
I've only had it for about 3 years. I bought it in the hopes that I could use it for germicidal irradiation, which really needs the wavelength a bit higher energy, best if light curve peaks at 254nm. UV-C LED emitters are still outrageously expensive, and there are no UV-C commercial flashlights. But I discovered running the Arc AAA UV with NiZn secondary or Energizer Lithium cells does increase the light energy somewhat: after setting it down and running it for 10-20 minutes, I can detect the unmistakable aroma of ozone, which is formed by UV-C below 200nm. This is evidence, circumstantially at least, it is putting out wavelenths from below 200nm and up to and probably beyond 375nm. I have no way to know for sure, so I am cautious with it as these wavelengths damage the retina and can cause skin cancer. But my suspician is that I am a microbe killing machine.
Also, I use it for cat forensics:
Bad kitty! =^..^=