Actually, many bulbs that have a frosted face use phosphorus like Zoomed and the old T-Rex. Best Regards, BobMacCargar <http://www.reptileuv.com/>...
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drache613
Jul 6, 2010 7:09 pm
Hello Frances & Steve, Finally, I have a 6.2 meter & in a couple of weeks, will be getting a 6.5 as well. Yes, I know, it is about time! :-)) I have measured...
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lilacdawndragon
Jul 13, 2010 9:22 am
Hi, Tracie Good to see your results! In anticipation of your UV Index readings, here are my most recent Solar Glo and T-Rex "standard economy" results at 12...
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Wayne Robinson
sirradgixxer996
Jul 18, 2010 7:57 pm
I have a question and will try to keep it brief to start off with. I have a 125 watt mercury vapor bulb. I will have to look at the brand name again. But, ...
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UVB_Meter_Owners@yaho...
Jul 18, 2010 9:42 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the UVB_Meter_Owners group. File :...
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Ingo Diegel
diegel_ingo
Jul 18, 2010 9:52 pm
Hello Wayne, do you have an ExoTerra SolarGlo? Their radiation varies very high... some are almost "killers" others should not be called "UV-lamp". I wrote an...
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Wayne Robinson
sirradgixxer996
Jul 18, 2010 11:54 pm
Yes that is the bulb. Thank you The bulb runs very low and not very hot. I know they vary. I will look at your article now. Thanks, Wayne ...
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Wayne Robinson
sirradgixxer996
Jul 19, 2010 1:08 am
Very nice article you have written. I especially enjoyed the gradient information and found this to be a useful resource. I have saved it, and shared it on...
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Ingo Diegel
diegel_ingo
Jul 19, 2010 8:10 pm
That's all right! It has been written to be shared... Ingo. Tierarztpraxis Diegel (DVM, TA) Ingo und Nadine Diegel Moellenkotter Str. 3g 58332 Schwelm Germany ...
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drache613
Jul 20, 2010 4:22 pm
Hello Frances, In my long anticipated purchase of the Solartech solarmeter 6.5 here are my results for our 1 Solar Glo 125 watt which has very poor UVB anyway....
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lilacdawndragon
Jul 20, 2010 4:47 pm
Hi, Tracie. Great - you've got a 6.5! Your latest readings are very similar to mine :-) One of your T-Rex lamps is virtually identical to one of mine, and the...
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lilacdawndragon
Jul 21, 2010 11:44 am
Hi, Ingo. It's good to see your article here. Your English translation is easy to understand. But is part of page 3 missing? There is a half-finished sentence...
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drache613
Jul 24, 2010 12:57 am
Hello Frances, Thanks, it was interesting seeing what they would be. So, with that ratio of UVB:UVI that is why they wont sit under them even if there is no...
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lilacdawndragon
Jul 24, 2010 8:44 am
Hi, Tracie. ... I don't know. I think it's possible that some reptiles do sense that there's something "wrong" with the light of certain types of lamp, and...
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drache613
Jul 26, 2010 5:44 am
Hello Frances, Thanks, I do understand that. I still have a lot to learn though, & I appreciate the time that you always give me on your analysis. I...
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Robert MacCargar
bmaccargar
Jul 26, 2010 11:17 am
hello Tracy, Arcadia indeed does have a 160wt mercury vapor bulb. how well it is being distributed at this point i'm not sure. we have been promised samples...
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drache613
Jul 26, 2010 10:35 pm
Hello Bob, Thanks for the information. I do realize exactly how much time, effort & especially money to get a reptile bulb to perform 100%. You are right,...
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lilacdawndragon
Jul 27, 2010 8:34 am
Hi, Tracie. ... Yes. The VERY short wavelengths, below 290nm, should all be blocked. A VERY small amount between 290nm - 295nm is probably okay but in nature,...
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sarina.wunderlich
sarina.wunde...
Jul 28, 2010 9:37 am
In the latest OPN journal was a nice instruction how to make a cd spectroscope. I found the same instructions in the internet: ...
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henrybrames
Jul 28, 2010 12:19 pm
hallo sarina, how easy things turn out, if you understand the principles gx henry ... -- ... "half of life is spreadsheet calculation, the rest tango...
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drache613
Jul 31, 2010 9:13 pm
Hello France, Thanks, I appreciate the explanations on everything. I totally understand why our dragons wont sit under them. That is very true, they very...
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vitd295nm
Aug 8, 2010 2:40 pm
Well I don't understand why you dragons won't sit under them... at least based on the 6.2 and 6.5 readings. Neither one of them looks "abnormal"; to me. Perhaps...
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drache613
Aug 8, 2010 4:51 pm
Hello Steve, Oops, sorry Frances! I did not realize that I had left off the "s" on your name, I apologize! Well, the serial number on the 6.5 is 02086. I got...
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drache613
Aug 8, 2010 4:55 pm
Hello Everyone, I am trying to help out a friend in Dubai with lighting, etc. She is getting a JBL fluorescent tube bulb from the vets as that is all that she...
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vitd295nm
Aug 8, 2010 5:59 pm
OK... you're all set. The 6.5 is fine. Have fun metering and welcome to the meter geek club haha....
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drache613
Aug 8, 2010 9:10 pm
Hello Steve, Thanks! I know, it is about time, isn't it? I was going to get it online, but I figured since she had gotten one from him I would go to the show...
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lilacdawndragon
Aug 8, 2010 10:37 pm
Yes, I've tested the JBL lamps. The UVB-emitting linear tube is called the JBL Solar Reptil Sun 8% UVB. (Don't be fooled by their "JBL Solar Reptil Jungle"...
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drache613
Aug 10, 2010 3:38 am
Hello Frances, Great, I wasn't sure if you had ever gotten a chance to test them or not, thanks! Those are not too bad of lights then, the output looks pretty...
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sebastian
grant_sebastian
Aug 10, 2010 5:37 pm
HI does anyone know if there are any possible problems are from being in a room with Ultravitalux and or megaray professional bulbs for any length of time? I...
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lilacdawndragon
Aug 10, 2010 6:01 pm
Hi, Tracie. Yes, there are quite a few brands sold in Europe which are not available in the USA, just as you have many brands we can't get over here. One main...
