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Groth · 09-11-2003, 12:04 AM

By their nature, all fluorescent tubes produce UV. To get the pretty colors (or even plain old white), the inside of the tube is coated with phosphors that absorb the UV and emit visible light. There is no way for you to remove those phosphors.

09-11-2003, 12:04 AM	#7
Groth Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MO Posts: 781	By their nature, all fluorescent tubes produce UV. To get the pretty colors (or even plain old white), the inside of the tube is coated with phosphors that absorb the UV and emit visible light. There is no way for you to remove those phosphors.