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Black Light has been popular for a long time. You can see them used in the most varied of locations, from bars, to space craft manufacturers. Risk Reactor carries a full line of industrial strength black lights as well as an array of handheld portables. |
Our clients include government agencies such as the Los Alamos National Laboratory, military, schools, businesses, and people like you! Welcome to our black light information section.
We carry everything from battery operated black lights, to plug in fixtures. The battery operated blacklites are perfect for outside and mobile applications.
What Is Black Light?
The word "black light" is the popular name for near-ultraviolet radiant energy, which falls just outside the visible spectrum. When the light hits fluorescent materials, it makes them "fluoresce" or emit visible light. What actually occurs is a conversion of energy. The black light, which is invisible, will hit a fluorescent surface and is absorbed and re-radiated at a longer wavelengths in the visibility range of the human eye.
How Is It Used?
Black light makes possible beautiful, unusual and dramatic effects. It may be used in a great many ways for decorative and artistic purposes, for advertising and displays. Ultra violet light is used in the theater, by artists, in insepection departments for quality control of manufactured parts and raw materials, for military purposes, and for many industrial applications too numerous to mention.
Black light (UV lamps) can be used in conjunction with fluorescent material or phosphorescent materials. The fluorescent materials re-radiate the energy while the black light is on it while phosphorescent material will re-emit light long after the black light is out. Each material, the fluorescent and phosphorescent, has a particular purpose and effect. A combination of the two could produce even more incredible effects and create new applications not thought of yet.
Black light fluorescent inspection processes make working life easier for quality control engineers, forensic scientists, fire officers, leak detectors, etc. using Risk Reactor's tracers and black lights. Under Risk Reactor black light, hairline cracks can be detected in aircraft undercarriages, automotive steering systems and many other life-critical components. In the field of forensics Blacklight helps discover vital evidence at crime scenes and plays an important role in identifying the cause of fires. The inspection of works of art under UV black light is a means of revealing imperfections and evidences of restoration, an important aspect of authentication for valuation and sale.
Black light and fluorescent materials are used in the following applications:
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Risk Reactor UV Tracers such as the IFWB series.
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Invisible Inks such as the IFPAP, IF2, MAR-C0, etc.
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Military Applications.
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Science projects.
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Air conditioner and other leak detection.
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Stage Props and Scenery.
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Signs.
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UV nail curing
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Parties.
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Police Crime Laboratories.
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Theatrical.
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Costumes.
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Ice Shows.
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Murals.
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Art Novelties.
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Artist's Fluorescent Chalks.
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Maps.
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Window Displays.
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Posters.
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Counterfeit money detection.
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Glass curing.
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Fluorescent Minerals.
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Conformal Coatings and other industrial applications.
Use Risk Reactor's invisible fluorescent tracers in combination with black lights to check for vagrant glue in cabinet work, signal flags, police work, analysis of textiles and yarns, fish lures, fluorescent writing inks, and typewriter ribbons.
Sources of Black Light.
The most important sources of black light are the Black Light Tubular Fluorescent lamps and Mercury-Arc lamps. They are available in all shapes and sizes to meet nearly every requirement. The Mercury-Arc lamps are the most powerful source of black light. They are compact and readily adaptable to optical control. The fluorescent tubes are the most efficient source of black light. All black light sources require the use of transformers or ballasts as they operate on different voltages than incandescent lamps.
Multi-LED Black Light Units.
B32LEDM  |
B32LEDM 32 UV LED with 380nm UV LED Black Light flash light is the perfect inspection tool. Uses 4 D Cell batteries and comes with inspection glasses ready to use. This a very durable 33 UV LED (not 32) black light and is perfect for inspections for dyes, rodent and animal contamination, leak detection, and tracing. |
B33LEDM  |
B33LEDM is a true black light 365 nm UV LED Black Light flash light is the perfect inspection tool. Uses 4 D Cell batteries (batteries not included) and comes with inspection glasses ready to use. This a very durable 33 UV LED 365 nm black light and is perfect for inspections for dyes, rodent and animal contamination, leak detection, and tracing. A must for anyone serious about UV. |
B40LEDM 
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B40LEDM Special Edition Multi UV LED black light flashlight with all 4 wavelengths in a single flash light. This amazing unit contains 365/380/395/465nm which can be changed simply by pressing the button. Used in forensic, inspection, mineral hunting, scorpion hunting, rodent contamination, and anywhere you need a multi level UV output in a durable metal flashlight. The unit cycles through all 4 wavelengths for convenience. Batteries not included. Our B40LEDM black light comes with glasses for protection and is ready to go. |
BMINI-365  |
BMINI-365 Mini Mag 2AA 365 UV Flashlight! 6-LED regulated version for pocket convienience and close inspection with Nichia 365nm LEDs. Housed in a 2AA cell Black MiniMag. Includes Kroll trailcap switch. Output power >8mW at 365nm. 600µW/cm² at 6" (15cm). Batteries install plus first from rear of flashlight. Do not unscrew head for any reason. |
BC3-SCORPION  |
BC3-SCORPIONThe Scorpion Hunter! Powerful regulated Cree xLamp version -- three to four times more powerful than a 32-LED version (That is equivalent to 96 UV LEDs!), should be the model of choice for serious scorpion hunters, those photographing scorpions in the wild at night, and searching larger areas where more power is required. Great for homes, campers, tents and offices. 4C-cell batteries not included. |
UVLANTERN7-395  |
UVLANTERN7-395Regulated rechargeable lantern featuring seven (7) incredibly powerful Cree UV xLamps. Each 200mW xLamp is as powerful as one 32-LED flashlight (That is equivalent to 224 UV LEDs!). Regulated model maintains consistent power through charge of internal SLA (sealed lead acid) battery, then flashes to alert user battery needs to be charged, via any household extension cord or a 12V cigarette adapter (included). Lantern also features one white LED in front. |
Black Light Plug In Fixtures
Single UV LEDs.
Hand Held 4 AA Battery Operated.
Screw In to Regular Socket Black Light.
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