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About using ultraviolet LEDs instead of fluorescent tubes in a bug zapper. PWM'ing them saves power and catches more bugs. I figured it could be of interest here.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Super cool, thanks!

Tldr for others: a 0.9W UV LED pulsed with PWM at 50% duty cycle, 64Hz frequency performed the best. Even better than a reference lamp running constantly at a greater total power.

Efficacy was further increased with the use of a wide-angle lens on the LED, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And what is the opposite of that magic? Instead of luring them and catching I would love to let them be gone. Or does it not work that way?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is fascinating stuff! Now I kinda wanna see one of us build it...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Amazing read