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03-14-2003, 07:05 AM | #3 (permalink) |
Join Date: May 2 2002 Location: 2621 W Main Suite 9
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Rep Power: 22 | BUT, the lamps are capable of handling 160W so they should last longer than their rated life if they are not being pushed to 160. Meter them and see if they stay strong longer than rated. The down side is they might not quite perform up to their design at 140W. The lamp won't produce quite the same results at this lower wattage. |
03-14-2003, 02:25 PM | #4 (permalink) |
Join Date: Mar 13 2003
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Rep Power: 0 | Whatever the bed claims, it kicks ***. That bed has some strong facials, and for the price i would reccomed that bed to anyone. I give it 2 thumbs up, forget all the watts and that nonsence. So its the same strenght as the orbit, but tans 2x better. There you go chris |
03-14-2003, 05:38 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 24 | Bsmart is correct! 160 watt Lamps that are driven at 140 watts will not produce the results they should. Much worse is the fact that they will not even produce the results that true 140-watt lamps should. Ergo is a great looking bed, but other then the facials does not perform much better then a standard 100-watt bed. Only plus side is the lamps will last longer. However our job is to give clients a good result, and IMHO Ergo falls short. |
03-16-2003, 09:13 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Join Date: Jan 6 2003 Location: Florida
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Rep Power: 22 | I talked to Ergoline on Friday. They said they do use 140W ballasts but said something about the ballasts piggy backing off of one another so that the bulbs operate at their full 160W capability. Does this sound correct? I dont know anything about how the ballasts work so i would like to here from someone with some technical knowledge on the subject. I am considering a 650 but am trying to get the facts on this whole ballast thing. |
03-17-2003, 08:12 AM | #8 (permalink) |
Lamp Geek Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Rep Power: 23 | bjacph, That answer you got is funny. Please ask them to explain how that works. Other beds claim to have 200w ballast, some do. But when you take 2 100w ballast & Piggy back them together, you lose 10% per ballast. So really you only get 180w. |
03-24-2003, 11:54 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | a TRUE VHR bed should have ballast true to the lamps..a 140w ballast will power a 160wlamp,but the most you will get out of that is a 140w..yes, the 160w lamp may give you more life, but not quality..Ergo beds say thay have 160wlamps, but ballast are only 140..look at UWE/Sontegra/Mueller-Future Sun, for true ballast/lamp useage..ps..a 160w ballast could power a 140 lamp, but burn out comes fast. Ergo would SAY anything to get a sale..they will also tell you they will never sell your competitor the same bed..Only Sontegra is true to their word..I would look elsewhere..I tanned in the 650..was not impressed..the Silver Bullet. Giant Sun and Gen-x, are true beds. _________________ [ This Message was edited by: soapking on 2003-03-24 11:58 ][ This Message was edited by: soapking on 2003-03-24 12:00 ] |
03-24-2003, 12:25 PM | #10 (permalink) |
Join Date: Jan 18 2002 Location: Lake Mary, Florida
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Rep Power: 23 | To receive peak performance from fluorescent lighting it is essential that the fluorescent lamp ballast-the heart of the fluorescent fixture match precisely the requirements of the lamp it is designed to operate. SoapKing is right on. |
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