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02-08-2013, 07:21 AM
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 Join Date: Jan 30 2008 Location: michigan
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Rep Power: 17  | Lamp starters replaced how often? please tell me...how often or why does one change out the lamp starters? i've had the same lamp starters in my tanning units for years....should i be having problems? |
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02-08-2013, 07:57 AM
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| Team TanTalk   Join Date: Jul 13 2004 Location: Menomonie, Wi. Age: 82
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Rep Power: 22  | Re: Lamp starters replaced how often? The old saying, "if it works don't fix it" holds true here. But, I would change them everyother lamp change, for a more efficiant lamp startup. |
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02-08-2013, 08:10 AM
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| Lamp Geek   Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Rep Power: 23 | Re: Lamp starters replaced how often? Depends on the starter & bed. Many 100W units can go about 3 lamp changes on a standard starter. 160W should be changed every other lamp change. 180W Plus should be changed almost every lamp change. A $1 starter can ruin a $15 lamp. There are also Electronic starters that last almost forever in the right applications. I wouldn't recommend them in all units but they do great in many units.
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02-08-2013, 08:42 AM
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| Team TanTalk Join Date: Jul 13 2004 Location: Menomonie, Wi. Age: 82
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Rep Power: 22 | Re: Lamp starters replaced how often? I replaced all my starters with electronic, and those are the ones that give me problems. I've started to replace these with normal starters, when the lamp does not light. |
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02-08-2013, 10:56 AM
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| Lamp Geek Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Rep Power: 23 | Re: Lamp starters replaced how often? All electronic starters are not the same, We have had some in units for over 7 years now & still going strong. Remember Electronic starters only fire once, so you may need to cycle the bed on/off a few times when you replace the lamps. A regular glow bottle starter will continue to fire until the lamps starts. This is what also causes the black ends on the lamps.
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03-24-2013, 07:55 PM
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| Guest Join Date: Apr 29 2001 Location: Stewartsville, NJ Age: 55
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Rep Power: 0  | Re: Lamp starters replaced how often? Quote:
100 and 120 watt are the same. 160 and 200 watt are the same. The rest is just marketing. The ballasts that drive them are different however. | |
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