Erick, I'm so impressed that I want to try Gelousy... How would I go about that? Do you have samples?
On 5/8/10, Erick Westcott <[email protected]> wrote: > The figures I provide are generalizations. No two bulbs or two lamps are > exactly the same, but the following are general guidelines: > > A 9w UV bulb is putting out about 1.5 watts of UV energy. > > You cannot see UV energy. The blue light you see is in the visible spectrum > above 400 nanometers and is not effecting the curing of the product at all. > > Just as important as the bulb, if not more so, is the enclosure (It is > confusing, but bulbs are actually called lamps and lamps are called > fixtures). > > More important than how much energy the bulb is putting out is how much is > reacting with the enhancement. You need to be concerned with the watts per > square centimeter at the location of the curing point. Most people will not > be able to give you this figure, because they have no way of measuring it. > With us, we consider it a trade secret. Different gels cure differently, so > we have tolerances that we stay within when analyzing the available > equipment and raw materials. If the final product is within tolerance, then > we know it will cure. Otherwise we need to change the product or the > equipment. If you are using a UV gel that is out of the tolerance for the > lamp you are using, it won't cure properly. The emission from the lamp will > change over time and will eventually drop below tolerance. The life of the > bulb can be extended by cleaning it, or flipping it over. The tolerance of > the lamp can be maximized by keeping it clean. > > Dirty bulbs and a dirty lamp will affect the curing, because the dirt will > absorb the energy instead of reflecting it to the nail. > > There are lamps that have 8 9w bulbs, however I always discourage people > from using them, because they are generally not designed properly. The > chamber is too large for the UV energy to effectively reach the nail with > normal use. > > Some of the smaller 9w lamps with only one bulb have the same problem, you > need to position the nails properly under the bulb. > > There are other factors such as reflector and socket position as well. The > Chinese factories don't innovate when it comes to UV lamps, they duplicate. > An engineer needs to design and test a lamp to cure a particular product. > Then it can be made for pennies on the dollar in China. On the other hand > you can get an off the shelf lamp and design a product to work with it. > Some generic lamp designs are just flawed to begin with and won't cure > anything. > > If you buy your lamp and bulbs from the manufacturer, then they are > guaranteed to work. Not to say that a different brand will or won't. It > very well may, but then it may not. We just can't test everything out > there. > > A compact florescent bulb may have an estimated life of 8000 hours before it > fails. But failing is not the same thing as not emitting enough UV to cure > a product. Over time the intensity of the bulb will drop, as the gas inside > the bulb is reacted. Once the bulb stops emitting enough UV energy at the > position of curing, you need to change something. > > 1. Move the position of curing to a place of higher intensity > 2. Change the material you are trying to cure. > 3. Perform maintenance on the lamp and bulb to attempt to increase the > energy at the cure point to within tolerance. > Or > 4. Replace the equipment. > > Without testing equipment you should replace your bulbs according to > manufacturer instructions. With some products UV bulbs will fall out of > tolerance for that product in 200 hours. With our product, the time is > closer to 500 hours. > > The general guidelines I use are to replace them every 6 months if you are > using them every day and once a year if you use them every once in a while. > > Hope that helps. > > Erick Westcott, CEO > Gelousy Gel Nail Systems > 1745 W Deer Valley RD STE 124 > Phoenix AZ 85027 > 602-493-9043 > Fax: 602-493-2544 > [email protected] > www.gelousy.com > > > > On May 8, 2010, at 9:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Can anyone actually tell us what exactly the output is in the CND >> lamp? Or any other company want to tell us the output of their bulbs/ >> lamps? >> I have started to dig into researching this and for nails there is not >> much I am finding. I need more time and will hopefully find out the >> answer. >> BUT- what I HAVE found is this output thing really has to do with >> water sterilization and not nails. >> Also, BIGGIE here-- 9 watt bulbs have an 8000 hour life. And that is >> every site I looked at. NOT sites selling bulbs; sites explaining >> bulbs. >> SOOOOOO, anyone want to tell me how if these bulbs have that much >> life- why do we need to change them so often. IF they are kept free of >> dust, then they will last for forever! The UV will absorb into the >> dust on the lights, making them less effective. Soooo, if we keep our >> vulbs clean, we never should have to purchase new bulbs. >> I want to know what the output for Creative's lamp is. I just pcannot >> accept that it "just is." >> Buenos dias, >> Lynnette >> http://www.facebook.com/nailtech Sent via BlackBerry from T- >> Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "NailTech" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en >> . >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- Sent from my mobile device Becky F. 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