shiyao Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Just wondering, Will incandescent/neon/other forms of indoor lighting cause toys to yellow? Or is it only sunlight? Also, out of the alternatives (incandescent, neon, halogen etc) - which one is the best for toys? I did a search for "lighting" and nothing came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Just wondering,Will incandescent/neon/other forms of indoor lighting cause toys to yellow? Or is it only sunlight? Also, out of the alternatives (incandescent, neon, halogen etc) - which one is the best for toys? I did a search for "lighting" and nothing came up. plastics are generally UV unstable, so anything giving off UV rays is bad. Some forms of ABS and Polypro have adatives that help keep it longer, but UV is still bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 (edited) torches... Edited May 5, 2005 by >EXO< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewilen Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 You might try asking or researching about displaying art since UV protection is an issue there as well. Incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen bulbs can all be sources of UV light (yes, there are incandescent "black lights") so you can't just assume that one type is better than another. It might be best to consider the problem in terms of "keeping UV off the object" than merely using a safe source. E.g., the object could be placed behind protective glass, or the light source could have a filter on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 torches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 hmmm. given that ALL light sources - halogen, incandescent, flourescent - give off UV rays, we can still ask: "which one gives off the least?" does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewilen Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 I don't. What I typed above was based on some quick Google searches, and what I gleaned from those was that the difference could vary from bulb to bulb more than from type to type. The searches I used were things like UV incandescent UV halogen etc. Also you could try art lighting UV Which is how I came across this link: http://www.pegasusassociates.com/products/...s/UVfilter.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Just wondering,Will incandescent/neon/other forms of indoor lighting cause toys to yellow? Or is it only sunlight? Also, out of the alternatives (incandescent, neon, halogen etc) - which one is the best for toys? I did a search for "lighting" and nothing came up. Just wonderin' too. Why do you need indoor lighting? Use the natural light of day. Is it because your collection is in a dimly lit room or do you like to look at your collection at night ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Just wondering,Will incandescent/neon/other forms of indoor lighting cause toys to yellow? Or is it only sunlight? Also, out of the alternatives (incandescent, neon, halogen etc) - which one is the best for toys? I did a search for "lighting" and nothing came up. Just wonderin' too. Why do you need indoor lighting? Use the natural light of day. Is it because your collection is in a dimly lit room or do you like to look at your collection at night ? light from the sun is ussually most harmful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 thanks pfunk. i guess the UV from incandescent/flourescent/halogen lamps can't be all that bad - after all, we don't wear sunscreen at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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