| We are on our second tanning salon, one we own and one we manage. Sundash beds are quite reliable and the older bed 93-97 work well as entry beds. The are a large size and the cost of replacing the 26 lamps is cheaper than many brands that have 30-34 lamps. The lamp replacement cost is expensive and the 26 lamp beds work well and allow a cheaper entry price. the newer 32 lamp genesis brings out color faster than wolff velocity beds. the salon we own had old beds which we replaced with reconditioned sundash wolff and genesis beds for upgrade. customers really could tell the difference between these beds. we have on ets 32 lamp bed with 3 400 watt facials. the lamps are 100 watt velocity. Even though the ets beds looks fancier, most customers note the genesis without facial tan better.
the facial beds are a gimmick which some people like just because the look cool. we plan on adding a 240g sundash, 15 minute version and a new ergoline 350 sometime this fall. the ets bed failed within four months and we are still waiting for repair parts. the local sun distributor has parts to fix any sun bed. i was amazed the old suntana beds in the salon we own has 20,000 hours and except for loose wires kept right on working. when you look at the physical size of the 1200 ma sun ballast and compare to the ets there is no comparison. you pay more for sundash but the quality and reliability is unmatched. we purchased 3 used 232 genesis beds last year and bought new decals for $25 a piece. a little wax and the machines look like new. after 14 months we have replace one keypad on one bed. we also replaced one rail timer and computer board to be able to talk to the new tmax timer system. another great feature is that sundash will work with 20 amp circuits which saves lots of money. using 6 and 8 gauge wire for beds with predominately 100 watt lamps seems like a waste. good luck
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