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How can you tell if your UV lamps need to be replaced?

Monitoring UV lamp running hours and knowing when lamps are due to be replaced is important and helps in planning ahead to ensure operations are not compromised. But, not everyone is that organised. So, how can you tell when a UV lamp is due to be replaced?

Twelve major problems that often occur with UV lamps

1. What is the reason for the fogging of UV lamps? If there is fog in the tube, it is: a. Quartz tube problem. b. The exhaust is not good during the production process. c. The purity of the gas charged is not enough. If there is fog outside the tube, it means that the gas volatiles of ink and varnish are attached to the wall of the tube, which can be wiped regularly with solvents such as alcohol.

UV lamp

UV lamp is referred to as UV lamp, and UV is the English abbreviation of Ultra-Violet Ray. This kind of lamp is mainly used for curing UV glue or UV ink by using the characteristics of ultraviolet rays, and also for sterilization.