# My UV lamp puts out 1000 volts- ouch!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655 "2022-12-16T17:35:53Z")
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### Author:  [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/1 "2022-12-16T17:35:53Z")
I needed a UV lamp to illuminate and photograph some uranium glass appliances I have. They are easy to find online , not so much at a local store. I found this lamp at Menard’s to try out. It does not work for what I wanted because the light is too shielded.
It has a spiral wound wire inside and according to the box it puts out 1000 volts for bug zapping. So the entire bug zapping feature is contained in a 5 dollar lamp. No need to buy a bulky hanging fixture. Pretty cool.
[https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/light-bulbs/led-light-bulbs/meridian-60w-equivalent-uv-bug-zapper-led-light-bulb/mer-14131/p-1486538519545-c-7482.htm](https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/light-bulbs/led-light-bulbs/meridian-60w-equivalent-uv-bug-zapper-led-light-bulb/mer-14131/p-1486538519545-c-7482.htm)
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### Author:  [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/2 "2022-12-16T17:43:09Z")
Except they zap the wrong bugs.
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### Author:  [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/3 "2022-12-16T17:48:30Z")
Oh no. It has a picture of a mosquito with a red X over it.
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### Author:  [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/4 "2022-12-16T17:50:03Z")
About as accurate as a Trump NFT…
> **[What Kinds of Light are Mosquitoes Attracted to? | Orkin](https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/are-mosquitoes-attracted-to-light)**
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> Although mosquitoes are attracted to certain light, UV & other light traps aren't effective treatments against them. Call Orkin to help get rid of mosquitoes today.
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### Author:  [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/5 "2022-12-16T17:57:29Z")
“It’s the volts that jolts, but it is the mils that kills”
Brian
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### Author:  [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/6 "2022-12-17T11:04:25Z")
Please tell me more about uranium glass appliances.
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### Author:  [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/7 "2022-12-17T17:53:47Z")
I have a large collection of mostly pre-WWII electric kitchen mixers. 120 or more. Several of them use uranium glass (Vaseline glass) bowls and I wanted to get a photo of them fluorescing. There are also electric lighters and ashtray/stands, desk clocks, fans, juicers and thermometers, etc.
One major manufacturer of them was Vidrio Products from Cicero, ILL. Here is a link to a small “whipper” but there are full size stand mixers with such glass also.
> **[Vintage Vidrio Products Corp Orginal Electric Mixer and - Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1280674550/vintage-vidrio-products-corp-orginal?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=vidrio%2Bproducts&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1)**
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> This Large Appliances item by GlowNShowAntiques has 12 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Bloomington, IL. Listed on Jan 1, 2023
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### Author:  [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655/8 "2022-12-17T19:40:56Z")
Thanks mixdenny. I have heard of Vasaline glass but didn’t realize it was made with uranium. Very cool.
Encinitas