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Old 10-09-2008, 10:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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used equipment ratings

would anyone care to rate used equipment in the form of what to stay away from or what (in each of your own opinions) would be good, better, best?
I think this would be a helpful post to those of us who are not familiar with all that is out there and do not have the option of using or trying out the different brands.
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Old 10-09-2008, 10:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: used equipment ratings

Beds made in the eighties.

Each bed is different so it needs to be looked at a case by case basis. One person trash maybe another persons money making bed.
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Re: used equipment ratings

there are jsut too many out there to make a list. And NOBODY would agree to the order of best to worst!

It would make it easier for us to give our opinion if you had some in mind that you were looking at. Then it would narrow our list down.
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Old 10-09-2008, 10:37 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: used equipment ratings

It depends if your looking for reliability or profitability,but reliabilty can also affect profitability.

Not a bad idea,but just too many beds out there..
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Re: used equipment ratings

I agree. There are so many out there and so much for sale. What about the ETS equipment, the sunstars and sunpowers. What about the 2M standups by heartland, the ovations by heartland, Ergos and Tan Americas, Santa Barbara and Catalinas., the Suncapsule standups or Sundome standups I'm currently looking at some of these brands and open to more!
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Re: used equipment ratings

Everything you mentioned is good except the the ETS stuff.

Do you know what equipment mix your salon is going to require? It's best to know this before you start shopping for equipment.
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Old 10-09-2008, 10:54 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: used equipment ratings

ETS has come a long way since the early-nineties to early 2000s. The "dark ages" of ETS so to speak. Either way, I am not a fan of ETS. I have the equipment and it just poorly designed. That said, for a small salon with lower volume the equipment may be ok, it just does not work well for back to back sessions. I push mine hard and I am always having heat related issue even with rooms larger than average.
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Old 10-09-2008, 11:07 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
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Are the beds themselves getting too hot and not being able to be used until it cools or are you referring to the heat it generates causing the salon to become too hot? Thanks for responding being that you use the beds on a daily basis. I will absolutely take that into account!
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I am talking internal temps of the beds. The rooms get warm but the building is good at keeping that in check. I have just had issues with parts melting, cables breaking down and frequent replacement of ignitors. Voltage checks were always within spec. ETS says rooms are too small, but at 10 by 12 they should be plenty big.

As mentioned here and there, tanning beds are just giant lighting fixtures with cooling systems. To put it simply. But how they cool can affect the components and the experience of the client. As with most electronics, heat is a bad thing. So good beds have internal cooling setups that work well and thus should last longer. They also can handle back to back sessions better.

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Anyone else? I know there has to be more people that have tried or used different types of used equipment...
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