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Old 06-04-2002, 09:29 AM   #2 (permalink)
Mori
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The misunderstanding is based on the number 200. Most manufacturers are going to the longer lamps for more coverage. These lamps are 200 centimeters from tip to tip. Unscrupulous advertising has led many to believe that their 200 was in fact 200 watts, not 200 centimeters and they played on this misconception.

BUT, IF you TRUST some of the advertising, Suncapsule has a 71 inch lamp that is supposedly equiped with a better cathode (why don't they just make these standard for longer life of ALL lamps) and they are powered by 200 watt ballasts. IMHO I think that they work better because they have been made so much closer to the body... such that a person of my stature (hey!!!) cannot fit comfortably in the unit without bumping into something hot. As well, raising the Voltage coming into the beds will raise the "wattage" performance of the lamps because wattage is a simple association of amperage times voltage... raise the voltage and up goes the wattage.
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