That makes sense...... to confuse consumers...... if only they used a standard distance and gave the microW/cm2 measurement.....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Myklatun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2002 12:57 Subject: Re: [Gecko] UVB lighting > Hi > > >Josh, do you have an explanation for marketing term 2.0%, 5.0% reptisun > >etc.. What is it a percentage of? > > I'm not Josh, but I'll try and explain this. :) > I can be pretty confusing figuring out what the precentages are of. > Manufacturers may or may not inform you how they arrived at this number. > Let's say you have a bulb that produces 15% of it's total wavelenghts in the > UV range, and of that 7% is in the needed UVB range (290-315 nm). > This would be advertised as a 7% bulb. > Now take a light that produces 40% of it's wavelengthts in the UV range, and > 5% of that is in the UVB range. This would be advertised as a 5% bulb. But > as you can see, the lower number may be the bulb that put out the most > UVB... > I belive somebody mentioned something about the 'party-lights'? > Do not use these as they will cause eye damage. > > Hope this helps, > > Magnus > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
