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Old 01-21-2009, 11:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Tanses beds

Two Tanses T32f8 tanning beds came with the fitness equipment I ordered. They both have less than 150 hours on them and were manufactured in 2005.



Everything works fine except one major problem: I don't think they're actually tanning anyone. We set them up last weekend, and tested them out. The max time for each bed is 12 minutes. 4 people tanned, and not one of them got burnt. I even went 13 minutes, and didn't get burnt at all even though I haven't tanned since October.



Are they really weak beds? They start fine, bulbs turn on, no missing/not working bulbs, etc. Is there possibly something I'm missing or are these beds really that bad? I know they're level one beds (32 lamps, 100 watts each plus a facial tanner), but I always get a burn when I tan in beds.



If anyone has any experience with Tanses or could help me out, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks
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Do you know for a FACT the bulbs are less than 150 hours? "weak beds" never heard of that term ;0 I suspect your bulbs are shot.
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Not for a fact. Just going by the counter on the inside of the bed. I guess they could have been used in another bed also...
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Check the voltage to the beds. You may need a buckbooster (tranformer). These have a choke ballast which means they need to run at a minimum of 225Volts and preferably about 230-235 Volts to perform. They will light up, but not tan, if you are running them too low.
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Yeah 100watt bed at 12min?

That's the problem. It's a 20min setup I believe.

You want to make that a MONSTER put LSIHPs or equiv in there and you be tan in 1 try. Run it 12-15min.
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Thanks. I'll check the voltage. I believe the electrician said it was 225 volts. According to the manufacturers manual, the bulbs we have in the bed have a maximum tan time of 12 minutes. I believe they are voltarec (excuse my spelling).

I coudln't believe it was only a 12 minute bed either when I purchased it. But after speaking with Tanses, they confirmed it.
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Ageless - We actually have Tanses Beds in our Salon and they are awsome if they are set up correctly - Tan for Tan not too many beds out there better than the T38 - Not much eye candy compared to other beds but it is a work horse if you have everything running properly - We have the T32, T38 & the T52.
Our Beds came straight from the factory in Canada and the T32 is actually set up for 15 minute maxs - You do need a transformer or buckbooster.
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Ageless ,Tan Can is absolutly on the money< they are workhorses to be sure, we use them as 20 minute sessions and our customers love them, also the Voltarc lamps are great too. Are they 5.0 , 6.5, 7.5 or 8.5 lamps ? 5.0 are beginner lamps and the Voltarc lamps you get a lot of hours out of them...Try upping your session time, goodluck.
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Yeah 100watt bed at 12min?

That's the problem. It's a 20min setup I believe.

You want to make that a MONSTER put LSIHPs or equiv in there and you be tan in 1 try. Run it 12-15min.
They're 12 minutes. I have them.
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And can we just say that nobody SHOULD be burning. IF you burnt in beds before, someone wasn't doing their job properly.
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