If you are looking at or for opal, ruby, calcite, fluorite, spodumene and many others, you need a FILTERED LONG WAVE (365nm) UV torch. All our Long Wave UV torches are 365nm and filtered. 395nm is not suitable.
A UV torch suitable for finding Long Wave fluorescent minerals must be filtered and have 365nm wavelength. Unless you want to be quickly running out of power your batteries need to have good capacity. That is why high quality Li-Ion batteries are best – and they are what we supply. You also need a powerful LED, otherwise you’ll only see minerals close to the torch. If you are hunting minerals that fluoresce brightly, our FL1 torch is good up to a couple of metres, the FL2 up to about 5 metres, and the FL8 and FL9 are good up to 10 metres or more. Our new 20W FL20 is an even more powerful LW UV torch, and is our most powerful torch.
In general, the larger the UV torch, the further it will shine – and the more it will find.
We offer eight filtered LW 365nm models, for looking at and searching for LW minerals.
They all come with spare batteries and USB-C charger (except FL0 and FL4)
For more information and photos click on the torch model:
FL0 is an entry level UV torch for beginners and children.
FL4 is a UV pen-torch, powerful for its size.
FL1 is powerful for its size. It has a built in battery and USB-C charger.
FL2 has been a reliable workhorse for many years for fluorescent mineral hunting, especially Opal.
FL8 is a powerful narrow beam 365nm UV torch that can reach long distances.
FL8A is an update on FL8, more powerful and uses larger batteries for longer run time
FL9 is very powerful, 8 LEDs. Has a wide beam good for collecting or showing your collection.
FL20 is newly added. It is super powerful, and our most powerful UV torch.
FLH is a LW UV head torch.
Prices
FL0 $20 + postage
FL4 $20 + postage
FL1 $40 + postage
FL2 Kit $100 + postage
FL8 Kit $150 + postage
FL8A Kit $180 + postage
FL9 Kit $200 + postage
FL20 Kit $240 + postage
FLH $100 + postage
HOW TO ORDER
Use the Contact/Order Form. I will reply with details for payment.
Payment options are Bank Transfer (preferred), PayPal, Visa or Mastercard.
Being a collector myself, I’m more than happy to have a chat about long wave (365nm) or short wave (254nm) UV torches and lamps, or anything else about UV and fluorescence. Call me on 0408 37 27 37.
Avoid cheap knock-offs. Cheap UV torches are mostly unfiltered and often use LEDs around 390nm. Without a filter, they emit visible light as well as UV, which distorts and can overpower the fluorescence colours, making everything purple-tinted (see picture below). They usually come with batteries that ridiculously overstate their capacity. 18650 batteries offering more than about 3700mAh will be fakes. Genuine Li-Ion 18650 batteries weigh around 45-48gm. Fakes weigh around 35gm or even less and can be potentially dangerous.
