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Patrik's avatar

Well written. However, the tests in your report were performed totally incorrectly.

You say that you used "a calibrated 254 nm UV-C light source". The videos show that this was a cheap (non-germicidal) LED UVC lamp of the type UVGO that can be bought on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/315790301232

There is no guarantee or proof that this cheap LED was calibrated.

On the other hand, your measuring radiometers were LS126C and LS127C UV Light Meters, calibrated by the manufacturer Linshang specifically for investigation of low-density mercury UV sources, and low-density mercury UV germicidal lamps, respectively: https://www.linshangtech.com/product/LS126C_EN.html

https://www.linshangtech.com/product/ls127c-integrated-uv-light-meter.html

It is known that low-density mercury UV sources have a completely different spectral profile compared to LED UV sources:

https://www.opsytec.com/uv-applications-knowledge/spectral-database-for-uv-lamps-and-uv-leds

Thus their UV intensities/doses must be measured by radiometers calibrated specifically for each type of the lamp.

In summary, your tests performed using Intellego's dosimeters which were previously tested and validated independently by the RISE institute of Sweden, show that indeed, electronic radiometers designed for use with low-density mercury lamps grossly overestimate the dose of UV radiation that LED UV sources produce. This result is not surprising and has nothing to do with the quality of Intellego's dosimeter cards.

Steven Khaleel's avatar

Did you contact/listen/read transcripts of recently departed Henkel employees' thoughts on Intellego and its products with which they have firsthand experience?

I realize that Europe (and basically anything non-Asia distribution) isn't the region that you focus on.

China companies violate agreements & contracts oftentimes (and pirating/"fakes" abound), especially with Western companies. This is a sharp contrast to Europe/US contractual norms.

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