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Old 02-02-2012, 12:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

How often do you wipe down the inside of the acrylics and lamps that are in your beds? Also how often do you clean the inside of the beds, fans, etc? I am trying to keep a regular cleaning/maintenance schedule on top of the regular daily/weekly duties my staff already complete.
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Old 02-02-2012, 10:25 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The silicone oil coating is applied at the factory to new lamps. Its to make them more slippery and less likely to break during packing and shipping. It does not act as a conductive coating, and does not aid in lamp starting. It is very thin but does absorbs UV and attracts dust, and is an outgassing condensible (some will evaporate from the hot lamps and condense on the reflectors acrylics, canopies, fans, walls, carpets, customers, etc.) The shipping oil should be removed when the lamps are unpacked and installed.
The silicone coating is only found on RDC lamps, not bi pin. It is to aid in starting as mag ballasts require the lamp to be mounted on a ground plane and the silicone coating is there to repel dust. It is not there as packing lubricant. It is npt used on bi pin lamps as choke ballast do not rely on a ground plane to help start the lamp as it uses a preheat circuit.
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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

Here are a couple of examples. The coating is to aid in starting. It breaks moisture buildup. Lamps that run on magnetic ballasts require a ground plane to start. If the dielecteic conductivity is reduced betweem the glass and the ground plane then the lamp will not start. So in conclusion, DO NOT WIPE OFF THE COATING!!!

Lamps that run on choke ballasts do not require a ground plane so dielecteic conductivity between the glass and the ground plane is not an issue moisture on the glass does not affect the starting of the lamp as it does not rely on the ground plane.

This is why the coating is only found on RDC lamps.

http://www.gelighting.com/eu/resourc...dule05/08.html

http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Spec%20She...a%20MCFA20.htm

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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

The moral of the story is do not trust one post trolls that show up with misinformation.

Learn how fluorescent lamps operate before you contradict someone that actually does know how they operate.
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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

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The silicone oil coating is applied at the factory to new lamps. Its to make them more slippery and less likely to break during packing and shipping. It does not act as a conductive coating, and does not aid in lamp starting. It is very thin but does absorbs UV and attracts dust, and is an outgassing condensible (some will evaporate from the hot lamps and condense on the reflectors acrylics, canopies, fans, walls, carpets, customers, etc.) The shipping oil should be removed when the lamps are unpacked and installed.
Please explain how silicone will evaporate at 108°F? Are you suggesting that silicone has a boiling point of 100°F? In fact it has a minimum boiling point of 1400°C! It is very stable into high temperatures and is not evaporating from a lukewarm fluorescent tube.

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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

There ya go, that explains it, and if anyone knows, Brian knows.
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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

Yes, Brian is correct. We only recommend using a damp cloth when cleaning dust from lamps. Never use a cleanser.
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Re: What is the powder on the lamps?

I was told by my tanning bed company that I could use vinegar and water mixture to clean the bulbs and acrylics, etc. I only do this when I break the bed down and cean it inside and out. Is it ok to use vinegar and water?
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no, just a damp cloth with water for the lamps. You can use cleansers on the rest of the bed. For acrylics I would recommend Novus 1 Plastic Polish.
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help how many hours do I put on bulbs before I change. I opened in July just started getting busy
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