Astor Tran oh haha! Sorry about that, this was my 2nd video ever. Still trying to get better, but I think it’s getting better. Let me know! Thanks for the feedback!
@@UVBlackLights Wow it's only your second? I can't tell at all. Maybe that joke was a bit too harsh for a second video. LOL. Keep making good videos! Will be watching!
I’m here because I want a UV flashlight that’s more effective than my current one. 365 for me. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and eliminating the fog of my ignorance! 👍
@vanekirk Please check out my Convoy S2+ and UVBeast 365nm videos. Both of those are the best that I've seen so far. Thank you for watching and please don't forget to subscribe!
Hi, true, the UVB, the 260- 280nm ones casts harsh shadows, the 395nm one, although the gives it the most luminous, it's too bright for the background and casts a strong shadow as well. 364nm is a the 'Goldilocks zone'/sweetspot, the best. These 3 UV wavelengths will cure UV glues as well:-) On a side note, I read, the UVB ones will disinfect COVID but it could take minutes which is dangerous, if you shine it at your skin, instead of washing.
I am so happy I found your channel! For me, I’m now sold on the 365nm. I got a super popular (cheap) 395nm flashlight to supposedly find cat pee. I couldn’t see anything. At all. Did a few tests on known stains (fresh and old) and it did nothing for the stain. I couldn’t understand the rave reviews (and frankly, I still can’t). I’m talkin, we can literally smell the stain and wanted to test this light, and it barely showed anything (if at all). Upon googling, I saw that pet urine specifically is seen better within the 365-385nm range. 365nm was the most highly suggested. I wish we could get the c8 out here, but thanks to a certain someone, the United States can’t get it. Now I’m torn between the UVBeast and just random off brands 😩
@rarest pringle Welcome to the fam! I'm more bias toward the 365nm as well. You can pick up alot more things with the true 365nm wavelength. You can get the C8 on Amazon amzn.to/3A8CN3E - I haven't seen that one in action, but you can't go wrong with Convoy. I did a video on the UV beast 365nm, I'm pretty impressed. Thank you for watching! If you have any questions, shoot them my way!
@@UVBlackLights I wish I could explain on here exactly why I refuse to buy that on Amazon, since the person behind it always gets litigious with people, but I can say that research from the friendly orange alien site can help immensely. I watched that one as well! Very comprehensive review which I LOVED. That was what my heart was originally set on, but while I was searching through Amazon I came across the Alonefire H42UV. Granted, there is not much on it yet, however I’m giving it a chance. The price is marginally favorable, but it does have USB-C, and supposedly emits 6000mW (surely only for a bit, mind you, being that it’s 36W which is pretty high/hot, lol). I hope uvBeast comes out with a new upgrade (for their larger, not the mini haha) that will include the USB-C-although I can’t speak on the performance of the one I got yet…😅 I will say, the reviews for Alonefire include the weirdest, most inaccurate low one…from a reviewer who claimed 18650 batteries were banned LMAO Anywayyy, I digress. I’ll let you know what happens haha
@@rarestpringle Interesting, I just figured he is a distributor for Convoy. Thank you! I'm going to have to check out that Alonefire one. 6000mw is crazy! Sounds like you really know your stuff! Yeah, that would be good if it had the USB-C. I'm guessing that's a game changer for you? Banned.... hahaa... I usually take reviews with a grain of salt! Sounds good, let me know! Follow on IG and let me know how it goes!
I’m guessing that was the 365nm you where using during filming. It was very helpful vid, but think some UV makeup should of been used on face, as vid looked very dark. Great though 👏👏👍
I used the 365nm and 395nm in this video. This was an older video I couldn’t figure out how to make it not so dark. Check out my new video. Thanks for the feedback!
I came to this video because i work in maintenance, and in need of a light that can show me chemical residue. Im pretty much sold on the 365 atm. Thank you for the video!
If you’re looking for a larger flashlight check out the UV beast V3. If you’re looking for more smaller than check out the beast mini or Convoy S2+. All of those are 365nm.
Obviously, the 365nm is superior. However, I'm researching quality UV lights for the purpose of curing resin after a 3D print. So I need a 395nm. However, that being said, thank you for showing the difference between the 2. I had no idea, that I had no idea!!!! LOL :)
395 has worked ok for my uranium glass display case, but i have recently gotten some higher grade pieces and they wont glow with 395. So i am upgrading to 365. Loved the explanation and video. Thanks!
I’m glad it helped you! Also, from the little research I’ve done, I believe some glass can only illuminate from shorter wave lengths than 365nm. So, just make sure who you buy the glass from to ask if they know.
So basically what am I looking for to get a whole light effect from one bulb in one room and where do I buy where do I type in to search for what I need to buy... and what type. 365 395... is there any other kind of light I can type in a search bar to buy and where would I do what search bar what store what kind of light am I looking for that at
Thank you for clearing my doubts. Now one more thing, do you know what advantages there are to using LED light strips in their 24V versions and not in the 12V versions?
Hello. You can go with any of those wavelengths. If you're just using it for money detecting, I would look into one of those cheap portable handhelds, you're looking at roughly $5-10.
I like the purple glow, but I also want the most pop from my UV reactive paints. If you use both a 395 and a 365 pointing at the same subject will you achieve that effect?
But if its actualy 365nm then it wouldnt have any visible light period.. leds have ranges which tend to spread over a 10 to 30nm array per led and its driver. If you push an led it will always produce more towards the higher wavelength or generally more white.. leds used for laser applications are driven at a specific set point and can only get so much range out of one with dispersion and refraction degrading the beam when focused in a fiber optic per say. They will still transmit but with less of a received rate with more lost because of this reason. Is why lasers are used in data transmission because they are able to be built with a much smaller if not exact wavelength and the power can be pushed as far as your heat dissipation measures can manage. Main difference is laser diodes are made with certain minerals which they pass through to achieve certain wavelengths or colors.. which does not change as with led's which are cathode anode with some gas or phosphorus lining they radiate through. If that makes any sense... but you get enough lower powered leds and youll get closer to the desired fluorescence youre wanting without the inrush of the visible light, use les leds with more power and will get more visible wash every time. Use a 365nm laser diode the youll always get that wavelength you just have to use lenses to disperse the light which dont refract or bend the waves thereby altering the wavelength output. Fuckin lazers maaan...
I have a shop that sells glass for herbs made by local glass makers and they told me to get a blacklight flashlight so I could show my customers the pieces we have that are blacklight reactive. The only problem is that I have no clue what kind to buy. Can anyone help me?
I need a blacklight flashlight to find Tomato Hornworms on my plants...Which way should I go, 365 or 395? Also, do you have a suggestion for a flashlight?
Harley Horton for something like that you shouldn’t need that much power. Both 365 and 395nm will work for this. Those hornworms glow like scorpions. If you want something in the $20-30 range watch my Convoy S2+ video.
I’m looking for a portable black light, battery operated to look for germs on my kids hands, what should I look for? There are soo many on amazon. Any help is appreciated
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to see germs with a blacklight. You can detect fluids, but it won’t detect viruses or bacteria. I would go with a 365nm UV Flashlight for fluids.
Not sure if you're familiar with disc golf, but they are frisbee like and made out of plastic. There are glow discs that can be "charged" with a UV light and hold a glow for a few minutes. You just throw the discs on the ground and hold a UV flashlight over it. My question: would a 365nm flashlight be better at charging the discs for a stronger/longer glow? Or would there not be much of a difference?
@@UVBlackLights I wouldn't say "a lot" but disc golf in general has been growing! Especially with losing daylight in the fall, there's a lot more glow discing going on. Do a "glow disc golf" search on RU-vid if you're curious. It's a good time and a different way of playing. Can't see the hundreds of trees you can hit when its dark out. There are some glow leagues around me in Michigan. Most people attach a glowstick or hang a LED light of some sort from the top of the basket so you at can at least see a target. There's glow discs that you can "charge" but throwing glow tape on normal discs can work too. Appreciate your quick response! The uvBeast 365 is sold out so I'll be on the lookout for a restock.
Thank you for this helpful video. ❤ However, I’m planning to do a blacklight puppet show, do you have any links to bars for 365m? I only see flashlights. Do you think it’ll work with blacklight puppets also?
@chris adams Best linear bar black lights are here uvblacklights.myshopify.com/collections/all For black light puppets yes you want only 365nm wavelength. Let me know if you have any questions. You can also DM me on instagram @uvblacklights
I am using regular prescription glasses with fancy purple tint (more blue blocking) and it blocks the reflection of UV, but shows the fluorescence of objects. I supposedly have a 365nm flashlight convoy s12, but I see the purple when I take off my glasses. I recommend regular safety glasses. They will block the supposedly harmfull UVA, but show the fluorescence. Also I can see dark spots in peoples faces and frecles and damages on hands with it just like those UV cameraes can see.
Hello! Great video! I have a quick question. I have been buying blacklight strips from amazon, hardware stores I've tried their black light bulbs and I am not having any luck. I have a 365 flashlight and that works great on my uranium glass collection. However I would like to show it off in my glass china cabins that are filled with uranium/depression glass but none of the things I have found online work besides my flashlight, and again, I want the whole cabinet to light up as it is fully glass doors, and shelfs. Can you give me any advice on what might work with this set up? I have seen hundreds of pictures online with people with this cabint setup to light up their glass collection. I've done so much research on it but cannot find a good solution. Any help would be very much appreciated!
How much space do you have in this cabinet? It’s almost impossible to find 365nm strips, unless you want to pay a lot of money. Can you fit a 2 foot tube inside? Or, do you want to shine the UV from the outside of the cabinet?
Hello my friend, I want to apply this paint, specially red, to the clear plastic, gauge needle of my car. What is your best advice? Thank you very much.
UV Black Lights I want to get a regular conservative but actual look. Nothing too much. Just want to paint some edges of the instruments gauge cluster needle. Have to be invisible at regular lights and when the Black Light turn on we see a different color.
@@UVBlackLights I have some filters that are 325nm that I have not played with it. Was looking to supplement them with some other lights for some flash photography.
Hi! Need your advice (if possible). I purchased Convoy S2 365Nm with a black glass. However, the light is still visible (it is deep blue). I want to use it for the photography so ideally I need no light or white/neutral tint. Is it possible to achive this? Do I need to buy a better ZWB2 glass? Thank you!:)
If the Convoy you got has the Nichia LED then that should be the best one for as little visible light comes out of it. It shouldn’t be deep blue? Does it look like the one I have in my Convoy S2+ video? It also could be a photography setting but I’m no expert in that area.
@@UVBlackLights thanks for the information. I’m not sure if u know this, but what is the difference between something that fluoresces under a uv light, and something that absorbs the energy and continues to fluoresce after the light has been removed?
Hi UV B.L., nice vid, I like it. I've got one question for you and hope you answer me. I have a small dog that loves my non leather black sofa and always licks it, mostly the pillows. So, as I read that body fluids turn on under UV, I bought a 395 torch (a single led one, maybe a Q5), but nothing happened. I also licked a t-shirt of mine (I'm not weird, just an experiment), to illuminate something I was sure was filled with saliva and again nothing happened. So, my question is... Where was I wrong?
Enjoying your videos and also are informative, i have some uv led of different wavelength can you please help me identify their exact wavelength? i can send you their photos also.
Oh man I want to watch the rest of this but also I just want to know how I get the least amount of visible light maximum amount of glowing so oh man I want to watch the rest of this but also I just want to know how I get the least amount of visible light maximum amount of glowing so my eyes can enjoy what I'm trying to see which is just the glowing things and where do I buy it
Check out this video, it’s an updated version. DIFFERENCE between 365nm and 400nm UV LED Black Lights Explained VISUALLY ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t10pXsKqyDg.html. Basically you need 365nm for more reactive and less visible light.
@@UVBlackLights so after deep diving from 369 nm to 400 nm, the peak uv less seeable light and how to mimic the said peak with blue led and the fluorescent factor tying them all together. I ask.. how else would one achieve the effector 356nm uv from say one light bulb? What's better for less see more glow? Unrestricted is the only thing. I need more frequency matter? Please sir, I mind!
@@UVBlackLights I can not afford the perfect answer of the 12 potent led rechargeable. .... maybe 1 5ths of that cost would be more than worth the depth of this dive. I believe my experience as a being is exhausted. I see the unseen with great value for the depth perception... I'm simply eying to preform unwell of my safe for being in sane, and not so much of the out of. .. this world for now.. I feel so much more than that.. thank you for your help and kindness dear soul xx
Are there any 365nm flashlights or tube lights that you like out there that are available on ebay or Amazon right now ? What should I buy ? I'd like to both use something in a small room and also have a flashlight . .
@movies phospherato UV flashlight amzn.to/3dFEn24 and if you need double the power then look at this one amzn.to/3dLRxuM They also have a 2 year warranty. As for tube lights, what are you planning to do with them? If I know exactly then I could give you better advice. Thank you for watching!
@@UVBlackLights I'm really looking to light up some fluorescent paint on canvas. Although my paint works well with the blacklight tube I've got from GE, I wanted to make sure I got the best color. I've never tried the Wildfire paint, but they look like they'd be great.
@movies phospherato I'm so sorry for this late response, youtube failed to notify me. The GE Tube will work with Wildfire Paint. Most blacklight tubes are in the 365nm, so it's perfect for any UV Paint.
@@UVBlackLights Thanks! I am considering UV for lighting up my frisbee golf disk and was wondering if one or another was more effective to "load" the disks or would combination be even better. This makes choosing easier... I Just have to find most powerful UV source to put thouse disks really glow in the dark!
@@haukionkannel From my testing the 365nm is more effective since it's true UV. The longer the frisbee is exposed to the UV, the longer the glow in the dark charge will hold. Thank you for watching!
I put 385-400nm pretty much in the same category. You’ll still get some purple visible light in the 385nm range. If you want that purple feel then that’ll work. If you want to minimize most visible light, go with 365nm.
@@UVBlackLights Thanks! So it sounds like both lights will give the same glow to white material (please correct me if thats not the case), but the 365 will have better contrast because theres less of the "purple glow"?
Yes that’s correct, in some cases the purple might affect certain colors, but it’s hard to notice if you don’t put them side by side. The 365nm will give better contrast and not light up the whole room, only the reactive material.
One is a purple, purpleblue light and the other is a "black light"...365nm all the way. uvBeast v3 365nm in 30w.... enhancing 100+ ft away...the Illuminator😎
@@UVBlackLights it is fantastic. While the 385 v3 is very powerful the spill of light is quite noticeable. With the 365, the contrast is what stands out the most. Don't get me wrong, either of the v3's will work great. Enjoyed your informative video, best wishes
@@michaelhammond7115 Yes, the visible light is pretty noticeable. I was hoping to compare both 365 and 385 uvbeasts. Is the filter on the 365 removable? No problem and thank you for watching!
@@UVBlackLights yes you can remove it, but then there's spillage, not as much as 385 but some. When you get one you will most likely leave it on as it makes a difference 😎
@@UVBlackLights Apparently they show really well under UV light, many use them and walk up and down finding lost balls which is what I want to try do. Here is a link to one made for golf balls:golfballfinder.com/#golfballfinder. I assume its just a normal UV torch just wondering if you thought 365 or 395 is better for this? Thanks!
Hey man I have a huuuge doubt, I got a game that has a solar sensor and I heard that an UV light would do the trick to replace the sun but.... Can a UV flashlight work? Or I would need something different?
@@UVBlackLights Thank you so much for replying!! That I would say yes is enough, and well I guess the only way to know is trying haha, I'll let you know if I succeeded. And again thank you man! You make great videos, keep on with them, they're really interesting and fun to watch how everything works 👉🏽👉🏽
I love all my UV lights from the purple to the pure invisible I love the purple spill but no one has made a led uv light array with woods glass filters I'm going to ask one of the other RU-vidrs if they could make a woods glass from scratch and the science behind making woods glass I did some research on to woods glass it's cobalt nickel aluminum oxide
Shopping for a UV light to detect cat urine so I'm learning lots about different UV light spectrum. I read UV 365/385 work best for cat urine, any higher than that will not work too well. I don't understand why there is a difference between cat & dog urine and UV light though. Seems like urine is urine, imo.
So cool. Should I buy a UV flahslight that says 365nm and 395nm, even though I don't see any way to switch between nm? Thank you. Like this one: @t I'll use it for UV glue curing (small opaque screw) God bless, Revelation 21:4
@SevenDeMagnus looks ok, but I believe you can use 400nm to cure as well. It’ll cut the cost down too. Just make sure you get a powerful enough one. Thank you for subscribing!
@@UVBlackLights Hi I just got the UV flashlight with a higher nm / higher wavelength, 365nm and 395nm it doesn't penetrate metal, I guess the LED ligh that comes with UV glue pens are good enough. It's nice looking though, it's nice for wider area and safer to use (has a hood and it can be focused). Assuming this is true 365nm and true 395nm, I wish it could see all the security features in money though (it just sees some security hairs). I wonder if you could bunch up fiber optics (leftovers when the Fiber optic company installed the fiber internet) and shine that directly between the slits of two metal, it might cure the UV glue even if it's metal/opaque?
@SevenDeMagnus unfortunately, that is way out of my league, so I’m not sure about the fiber optics. It sounds pretty interesting what you’re doing. Mind sharing with me? DM me on IG? Thank you!
Live Comp (olympus) I just purchased an ultra HD display for 250 bucks that allows me to paint the scene (WHILE) I see it on my 15-in portable display. Seems like it's needed for this infrared and UV spectrum stuff