Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
by mark-r on Thursday August 09, 2018 @02:03PM
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Do you have a spectral output chart for those LEDs? You might be surprised how much blue is still in the output.
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Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
by mafuyu on Thursday August 09, 2018 @02:09PM
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Yeah, especially with these cheapo Chinese LEDs. I looked into spectrometers, but they seem pretty pricey. Maybe some sort of plastic filter that blocks the shorter wavelengths?
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
by bb88 on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:42PM
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How about a simple prism? That would tell you instantly if there's any blue light in the stream.
Edit: You might need a mask to create a slit of light so you can see the spectrum clearly.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
by mafuyu on Thursday August 09, 2018 @07:36PM
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Oh, yeah! Totally forgot about those from high school chemistry class. :)
I'm sure there'll be _some_ blue light. I don't know if a prism would be high resolution enough to tell if it's a dangerous level.