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Old 01-22-2010, 08:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

Now there are many new beds on the market with electronic ballast, some are good & many need to go back & learn how they work.

1) Many make claims that you won't need a buck boost transformer, the bed can run at 208-240 just fine.

* We have found that the ballast can run at 208-216 no problem, however many of the electrical componets, fans, facial ballast & such need to be run at 230V for maximum efficiency.

2) Efficiency is great so you get lower electric bills.

* Some of these ballast are too efficient. They will only give the lamp the minimum juice it needs to ignite & run the lamp which can equal poor output compared to a similar bed with a choke ballast system. Yeah, your electric bills are lower but so is the beds maximum output.

3) Cooling- A few bed makers just swapped out old magnetic type ballast for the new electronic, they didn't consider internal cooling.

* A few of these bed makers just made the swap on the ballast & left the cooling the same. The old magnetic ballast let off a ton of heat so you needed more cooling. The new electronic ballast run very cool & need minimum cooling to get the bed to the proper tempt. With out changing the fans, or taking some fans out, the lamps will never get up to proper running tempt & UV output will be low.

4) Many claim longer lamp life.

* This is true in many of the units because you don't get the hard start on the lamp that choke ballast or magnetic ballast provide. The electronic ballast preheats the filament all at once, a much softer start with less end blackening on the lamps compared to choke or magnetic system.

5) Less electrical componets overall

* This is a good thing, no starters, no capacitors a few less things that need to be replaced in the future.

So before you run off & buy a new bed, just remember to do your homework & make sure you are getting the best results possible.
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

So, if you had to name some of the "Good" beds with the correct set-ups, what would they be?
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

The high end Ergoline Prestige units seem to get decent lamp life, proper cooling, and really good output. If they could only perfect the card reader on the unit it would be great. (or just get rid of the smart card)

Sundash Pro 32 seems to be holding up well also, I have customers getting really good lamp life with decent output for an entry level.

The DEC units by ISO Italia are also pretty impressive for HP units. They still need a buck booster to get the fans up to speed, but the HP lamps are more instant on, no capacitors, no ignitors, less things to go bad.
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

Really? No ignitors or caps needed on HP lamps running off electronic ballasts?

One would assumen then, that it must be pretty energy efficient?
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

Yes, they have an electronic ignition system.
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

Are electronic ballast better for your skin then the older type? I had heard that and I was wondering if that was true.
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

We are pretty happy with the KBL beds that have an electronic ballast .
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Are electronic ballast better for your skin then the older type? I had heard that and I was wondering if that was true.
Not better for your skin at all. The electronic ballast just don't give off as many EMF's as the old style Magnetic or choke ballast systems.

EMF= Electromagnetic field. We are surrounded by EMF's on a daily basis, anything electronic will emit EMF's. There are some doctors/scientist that say too much exposure to EMF's can cause all kinds of problems.
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We are pretty happy with the KBL beds that have an electronic ballast .
Yes, KBL has had a good run with the CPI systems. You just need to be careful to use the proper lamps with these applications. Some work much better than others.
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Re: Electronic Ballast Beds: Pros & Cons

Bumping this up.

I was hearing claims similar to this about Electronic Ballasts and lamps that might have gone 400-600 hours in a choke or magnetic ballast bed lasting more like 1000 hours (with good output) in an Electronic Ballast bed.

Anyone have any experience agreeing or disagreeing with this?

Specifically looking at some of the Heartland units (5400, 6400). But in general -- 2 years later with even more of these in the field --- what are you seeing when it comes to lamp life?
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