Mixed bulbs in a lie-down bed - tanTALK

SunspotTanningSalon · 04-17-2001, 11:42 AM

I finally got the last bed up and running in this salon I bought. I noticed, while cleaning the bed, that there were two Aurora Dual Sun's and two Aurora Equator Sun's in the canopy with the rest of the bulbs being the standard Diamond Sun's. I realize that the Equator Suns are 8.5'S while the rest are, I believe, 5.0's. Will the 2 strong bulbs be strong enough to effect my beds Te to the point that it would require me to have a shorter MTI(thus putting me out of compliance) or is the mere fact that the bulbs are 8.5's enough to do so? What are the practical effects of doing this? I'm not using the bed until I find out one way or another. Boy, this business sure requires a bunch of grey matter! I've got 14 brain cells, but I need 2 of them to breath and keep my heart beating, so I'm at overload levels!Thanx for all the help.

Don Smith · 04-17-2001, 12:16 PM

Sunspot:My guess (although the reg's are silent on this point) is that the exposure schedule must be calculated on the strongest sunlamp being used. Therefore, I would recommend getting rid of the two "odd" lamps and going with the Diamond Sun's.Don

BooBop · 10-17-2001, 09:18 PM

so what if you had a bed that had 160 on top and 100 on the bottom. should you def. use the same make of lamp, ie. cosmolux, goldlurium, stc.

darktanman · 12-02-2001, 07:27 PM

Mixing lamps is a bad idea[ This Message was edited by: darktanman on 2001-12-12 21:42 ]

Sandless thong · 02-18-2006, 01:40 AM

Sunspot - What may happen is that you will blow out the ballasts by running the equipment with mismatched lamps - at least that is what my understanding is. Can create all kinds of problems in your component tray

Neon Beach · 02-18-2006, 09:43 AM

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04-17-2001, 12:42 PM

Golden oldie here.

In any case? Blow out the ballasts?

SandiGirl · 02-18-2006, 02:20 PM

SO just 4 lamps out of all of them are different?

SandiGirl · 02-18-2006, 02:22 PM

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What are the practical effects of doing this?

Maybe they broke 4 of the new ones and just grabbed those to put in?

mikejones · 02-18-2006, 02:43 PM

it's probably not going to make a difference. No blown anything. Run a meter over them and see for yourself or just put the oddballs on the ends...or just replamp with all the same lamps.

Neon Beach · 02-18-2006, 02:51 PM

People? This post is like 5 years old. I don't think SunSpot is still waiting. :)

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Sandless thong Join Date: Feb 8 2006 Location: Anaheim CA Age: 46 Posts: 74 Rep Power: 0	Re: Mixed bulbs in a lie-down bed Sunspot - What may happen is that you will blow out the ballasts by running the equipment with mismatched lamps - at least that is what my understanding is. Can create all kinds of problems in your component tray __________________ stand up and cheer if you are a tanning addict

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Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	Re: Mixed bulbs in a lie-down bed SunspotTanningSalon Join Date: Apr 11 2001 Posts: 12 Points: 291.00 (Donate) Rep: +10 (+/-) *04-17-2001, 12:42 PM* Golden oldie here. In any case? Blow out the ballasts? __________________ www.talktimmins.com -- http://www.drjawnswebworx.com/

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mikejones Join Date: Sep 30 2005 Posts: 641 Rep Power: 22	Re: Mixed bulbs in a lie-down bed it's probably not going to make a difference. No blown anything. Run a meter over them and see for yourself or just put the oddballs on the ends...or just replamp with all the same lamps. __________________ I need a dime that's top of the line Cute face slim waist wit a big behind

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Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	Re: Mixed bulbs in a lie-down bed People? This post is like 5 years old. I don't think SunSpot is still waiting. :) __________________ www.talktimmins.com -- http://www.drjawnswebworx.com/

04-17-2001, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
SunspotTanningSalon Join Date: Apr 11 2001 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I finally got the last bed up and running in this salon I bought. I noticed, while cleaning the bed, that there were two Aurora Dual Sun's and two Aurora Equator Sun's in the canopy with the rest of the bulbs being the standard Diamond Sun's. I realize that the Equator Suns are 8.5'S while the rest are, I believe, 5.0's. Will the 2 strong bulbs be strong enough to effect my beds Te to the point that it would require me to have a shorter MTI(thus putting me out of compliance) or is the mere fact that the bulbs are 8.5's enough to do so? What are the practical effects of doing this? I'm not using the bed until I find out one way or another. Boy, this business sure requires a bunch of grey matter! I've got 14 brain cells, but I need 2 of them to breath and keep my heart beating, so I'm at overload levels!Thanx for all the help.

04-17-2001, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Don Smith Join Date: Feb 25 2000 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,643 Rep Power: 26	Sunspot:My guess (although the reg's are silent on this point) is that the exposure schedule must be calculated on the strongest sunlamp being used. Therefore, I would recommend getting rid of the two "odd" lamps and going with the Diamond Sun's.Don

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BooBop I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2001 Age: 66 Posts: 7,766 Rep Power: 28	so what if you had a bed that had 160 on top and 100 on the bottom. should you def. use the same make of lamp, ie. cosmolux, goldlurium, stc.

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darktanman Join Date: Nov 7 2001 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 23	Mixing lamps is a bad idea[ This Message was edited by: darktanman on 2001-12-12 21:42 ]

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