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mstnt · 8th January 2008, 12:20 PM

I have just relamped my level 1 beds. The beds are only one year old. I didn't meter the lamps when I first got the beds. Figured I would start now. The beds are 32 100 watt lamp units. The new lamps have about from 0 to 33 hours on them. For the canopy readings we are holding the meter center of the bed with the sensor apx 6" above the base. Acrylics are in. Top canopy readings are consistently in the 18's. For the bottom readings we are placing the sensor in the center directly on the acrylic (as if lying on the acrylic). Base readings are consistently in the 16's. We are letting the beds run 5 minutes so they have a chance to warm up. The lamps that I took out were metering in the 14's. These numbers seem really low compared to numbers I've seen on this site. Anyone care to share their readings?

8th January 2008, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
mstnt All Star Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WC Posts: 54	New 100 Watt Lamps - Meter at 18. Is this normal? I have just relamped my level 1 beds. The beds are only one year old. I didn't meter the lamps when I first got the beds. Figured I would start now. The beds are 32 100 watt lamp units. The new lamps have about from 0 to 33 hours on them. For the canopy readings we are holding the meter center of the bed with the sensor apx 6" above the base. Acrylics are in. Top canopy readings are consistently in the 18's. For the bottom readings we are placing the sensor in the center directly on the acrylic (as if lying on the acrylic). Base readings are consistently in the 16's. We are letting the beds run 5 minutes so they have a chance to warm up. The lamps that I took out were metering in the 14's. These numbers seem really low compared to numbers I've seen on this site. Anyone care to share their readings?