Tip for your booth bulbs - tanTALK

CHUNN · 07-02-2001, 07:39 PM

Don is the expert on lamps. Here is a tip from Don's site.He recommends rotating the bulbs end on end.[ July 02, 2001: Message edited by: chunn ]

Malibu_Stacey · 07-02-2001, 07:58 PM

Excellent tip, I have 4 stand-ups with 160w reflector bulbs and I had never heard this before. I am assuming "end to end" means, change top to bottom and vice versa?Thanks!Stacey

stang · 08-29-2001, 12:33 PM

dont follow?????????

Adam Cooper · 08-30-2001, 10:40 AM

I think what he means is you are basically flipping the bulbs. Say you install new bulbs in your booth, the text that is written on the bulbs is at the top of the booth. What i believe what is saying, is at about half of the bulbs life, you should flip the bulbs, so the text on the bulb would be near the bottom. make sense? someone PLEASE correct me if i am wrong.

Adam Cooper · 08-30-2001, 10:42 AM

I just noticed that it said you should flip the bulbs after they have been used for 250 hours or so, not have the bulb life.

Golden · 08-30-2001, 11:08 PM

That is very true. The mercury settles. But if you have split lamps (the ones that have a facial in one half) you cant do it. And that would be my standup. dagnabit!

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07-02-2001, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
CHUNN Join Date: Oct 17 2000 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 3,819 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 25	Don is the expert on lamps. Here is a tip from Don's site.He recommends rotating the bulbs end on end.[ July 02, 2001: Message edited by: chunn ]

07-02-2001, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Malibu_Stacey Join Date: Jun 18 2001 Posts: 721 Rep Power: 23	Excellent tip, I have 4 stand-ups with 160w reflector bulbs and I had never heard this before. I am assuming "end to end" means, change top to bottom and vice versa?Thanks!Stacey

08-29-2001, 12:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
stang Join Date: Aug 29 2001 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	dont follow?????????

08-30-2001, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Adam Cooper Join Date: Oct 25 2000 Posts: 365 Rep Power: 24	I think what he means is you are basically flipping the bulbs. Say you install new bulbs in your booth, the text that is written on the bulbs is at the top of the booth. What i believe what is saying, is at about half of the bulbs life, you should flip the bulbs, so the text on the bulb would be near the bottom. make sense? someone PLEASE correct me if i am wrong.

08-30-2001, 10:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
Adam Cooper Join Date: Oct 25 2000 Posts: 365 Rep Power: 24	I just noticed that it said you should flip the bulbs after they have been used for 250 hours or so, not have the bulb life.

08-30-2001, 11:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Golden Join Date: Aug 29 2001 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	That is very true. The mercury settles. But if you have split lamps (the ones that have a facial in one half) you cant do it. And that would be my standup. dagnabit!

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