The DF242 ring light is designed to function like the DF241 light in that it also produces a thin slice of light for very low angle surface defect detection. The positioning requirements and application envelope is similar to that of the DF241.
The DF242’s larger diameter allows an additional LED aim that projects a 2x larger spot size on target compared with the DF241 light.
The DF242 ring light differs from the DF196 Dark Field light in similar fashion as the DF241. Namely, aimed LEDs, rather than a central focusing lens, that produces a relatively smaller spot projection at close working distance compared with medium angle Dark Field ring lights.