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How To Make a Light From a Desktop Scanner

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• Turn an old, outdated flatbed scanner into something useful for less than $5.
• Added February 13, 2008

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Warning

This hack is neat but dangerous. The lamp from a scanner is not designed for viewing and may produce a hazardous amount of ultraviolet radiation.

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I doubt that the lamps in scanners kick out anywhere near enough UV to be dangerous.

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Huh? It's a flourescent bulb?

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Super thrifty!

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