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You send it to a lab. It's expensive.

 

You can get UV shielded HMI lamps now, which gives you an extra layer of confidence.

thanks

for 2500w hmi koto is the only UV Block option.

I also want to test my old double ended hmi.

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Yes, it's a nice idea to be able to test. You could probably jury-rig some sort of approximate test.

 

The problem is, you're doing it for safety reasons, presumably. This means that if the test isn't done properly, in a way that an insurance company would understand and be willing to cover, then that test is of very little value.

 

I would suggest that if it's properly-maintained equipment made by a reputable company and used properly, it probably is safe, but the only way to verify that in a meaningful way is to take it to a laboratory that's properly set up to perform that sort of testing. I don't even know what certification a lab would need in order to do that sort of work, but places that claim to be able to do it exist.

 

I was quoted about UK£600 (around US$900) to test one item.

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Why do you have a concern? Is it a PAR? Do you always use it with a lens? Is it a Fresnel? Doesn't operate without the lens door closed which blocks most of the UV, just like the PAR lenses. In either case, there is a minimum safe distance that should be maintained between HMI fixtures and talent. That is spelled out by the manufacturer.

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Note that certain PARs, which have been used with discharge lighting including MSR, CMH and HMI, have been found in the wild with lenses that are not sufficiently UV-blocking for safety. ETC's Source Four PAR was supplied with lenses which are adequately UV-blocking for use with a 575W HMI. Some of the clones of the Source Four PAR have used lenses which were not; at a car show, several of the scantily-clad women on the booth went home with sunburned shoulders.

 

It is a real concern and actual problems have occurred.

 

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