Jim,
The Varius uses a Glass Reflector with a built in mirrored filter.
Not too sure on the specs of the filter glass itself, but it is pretty potent.
The Varius is being used by UWE in the new P90 as the shoulder tanners, which is a great application.
Alphasun currently has them in use as facials in 1 or 2 model units.
Royal Sun & ITS are currently in the prototype phase with units.
The lamp can handle up to 250 Watts, but as you can see a 180W choke ballast is pretty effective & gives results that a 500W -600W HP lamp would be jealous of!
We tried running it at 120W, but it wasn't very effective, at 160W it is OK & at 250W we felt it ran too hot & would diminish the lamp life. I feel that 180W-190W or 200W choke ballast is sufficient. __________________  |