Frosted Acrylics - Page 4

mr belvedere · 09-11-2006, 10:32 AM

Just bang it on the floor a few times and try it again.

pcstutsman · 09-11-2006, 10:33 AM

*starts banging*

West Side Tanner · 09-11-2006, 11:28 AM

Thats .053% drop.

caribbean tan man · 09-11-2006, 12:56 PM

so is this myth busted or confirmed......i dont think thats a big loss! id like to put frosted in my level 1 beds to make them look a little sharper, but im always worried about the loss of UV. i dont want to make them level 0....ya know.

Nigelappler · 09-11-2006, 12:58 PM

^ya what he said

mr belvedere · 09-11-2006, 01:05 PM

Are you sure you tested the lamps while the bed was running?! That's a pretty low reading! Maybe your lamps are dead?

billable · 09-11-2006, 01:09 PM

You will get anywhere from 20% to 30% reduction in total UV output according to what I have read about frosted acrylics. The meter you have is either a UVB meter (most likely) or a broad spectrum meter (UVA + UVB). Most of the UV loss from frosted acrylics is in the UVA bandwidth. In order to measure UVA, you need to take a broad spectrum meter and a UVB meter and take the difference of the two readings.

TanWorldOrder · 09-11-2006, 01:18 PM

depends on the bed. depends on the placement of the meter, depends on the tantime.

4MED is all that matters. 7.0 meter.

pcstutsman · 09-11-2006, 01:26 PM

boy i'm confused... lol the lamps that I tested were New Technology 160W, they had had run as of yet this morning. The meter is a Solar Meter UVA+B. The lamps only have around 500 hours on them, guess I shouldn't say only... but we change at around 700-800.

TanWorldOrder · 09-11-2006, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billable

You will get anywhere from 20% to 30% reduction in total UV output according to what I have read about frosted acrylics. The meter you have is either a UVB meter (most likely) or a broad spectrum meter (UVA + UVB). Most of the UV loss from frosted acrylics is in the UVA bandwidth. In order to measure UVA, you need to take a broad spectrum meter and a UVB meter and take the difference of the two readings.

Actually it'd be the opposite. The shorter wave lengths are what are being blocked. The shorter waves don't make it through but the longer waves do.

09-11-2006, 10:32 AM	#31 (permalink)
mr belvedere DERFERATOR Join Date: May 10 2005 Age: 38 Posts: 8,478 Rep Power: 52	Re: Frosted Acrylics Just bang it on the floor a few times and try it again. __________________ "A dusty bible leads to a dirty life ..." -Synonymous

09-11-2006, 10:33 AM	#32 (permalink)
pcstutsman I'm Banned Join Date: Jun 27 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 28 Posts: 8,293 Rep Power: 0	Re: Frosted Acrylics starts banging

09-11-2006, 11:28 AM	#33 (permalink)
West Side Tanner Join Date: Dec 27 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,548 Rep Power: 5	Re: Frosted Acrylics Thats .053% drop.

09-11-2006, 12:56 PM	#34 (permalink)
caribbean tan man DERFTALK FBI AGENT Join Date: Jul 29 2003 Location: northeast Age: 32 Posts: 5,167 Rep Power: 31	Re: Frosted Acrylics so is this myth busted or confirmed......i dont think thats a big loss! id like to put frosted in my level 1 beds to make them look a little sharper, but im always worried about the loss of UV. i dont want to make them level 0....ya know. __________________ someone PM me when a good tanning topic is posted. :lol:

09-11-2006, 12:58 PM	#35 (permalink)
Nigelappler I love Derf!! Join Date: Jul 21 2006 Location: LaSalle Posts: 4,354 Rep Power: 15	Re: Frosted Acrylics ^ya what he said

09-11-2006, 01:05 PM	#36 (permalink)
mr belvedere DERFERATOR Join Date: May 10 2005 Age: 38 Posts: 8,478 Rep Power: 52	Re: Frosted Acrylics Are you sure you tested the lamps while the bed was running?! That's a pretty low reading! Maybe your lamps are dead? __________________ "A dusty bible leads to a dirty life ..." -Synonymous

09-11-2006, 01:09 PM	#37 (permalink)
billable I'm Banned Join Date: Feb 1 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 47 Posts: 4,181 Rep Power: 0	Re: Frosted Acrylics You will get anywhere from 20% to 30% reduction in total UV output according to what I have read about frosted acrylics. The meter you have is either a UVB meter (most likely) or a broad spectrum meter (UVA + UVB). Most of the UV loss from frosted acrylics is in the UVA bandwidth. In order to measure UVA, you need to take a broad spectrum meter and a UVB meter and take the difference of the two readings.

09-11-2006, 01:18 PM	#38 (permalink)
TanWorldOrder Join Date: May 23 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 758 Rep Power: 4	Re: Frosted Acrylics depends on the bed. depends on the placement of the meter, depends on the tantime. 4MED is all that matters. 7.0 meter.

09-11-2006, 01:26 PM	#39 (permalink)
pcstutsman I'm Banned Join Date: Jun 27 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 28 Posts: 8,293 Rep Power: 0	Re: Frosted Acrylics boy i'm confused... lol the lamps that I tested were New Technology 160W, they had had run as of yet this morning. The meter is a Solar Meter UVA+B. The lamps only have around 500 hours on them, guess I shouldn't say only... but we change at around 700-800.

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