First Leonardo in CANADA!!!

[solarmeter®]

Lots of browning rays: 125.2 mW/cm² - similar to a 636 at ~130.

Reddening rays 15.5 MED/hr is pretty strong for HP. Not exactly "roid" but 15.48 min to 4 MEDs. (240/15.5 = 15.48 min).

What is the labeled Te time... ~12 min?

Your hand looks shiny with expensive lotion. My hands look chapped from the cold now-days.

[W8INLINE]

that's not my hand... I was just taking the pic....

it is labeled as a 12 min max.

[solarmeter®]

OK.... so that would be 3.1 MEDs in 12 minutes.

Sounds fine to me. Nobody (especially Rob's wife) needs 4 MEDs from HP in Te Time. In fact... like Drew... she probably prefers ~2 MEDs.

NatureBoy used to want about 1 MED (like 818 bed).... but lately he's starting to like a bit more "hotter".

[W8INLINE]

Funny thing Steve... the top center column has 600w ballasts, while all other columns are at 800w. When you move the 7.0 to face the top side columns the meter jumps to around 20. I don't realy care for these first readings too much....I am more interested to see what will happen 50 hours from now.

[Din]

Here are some before and after shots after 1 session.

[EliteMike]

2 questions about the Leo, is it adjustable like the magic and kings, and how much fast can you do a full cleaning on it?

The magic is a PITA to clean

[W8INLINE]

no adjustability on lenny....that's the advantage of the magic/king/sunsport platinum over most others.

Mike, I changed lamps on it (don't ask why). Now, the acrylic is held by 6 screws, and the glass is hinged. once the acrylic came off....15 minute job for all 5 columns....the lamps on the WHOLE bed can be changed in 10 minutes FLAT!!!! no joke

[Island Cove]

i have to ask. why did you change lamps on a brand new unit?

[W8INLINE]

Originally Posted by Island Cove

i have to ask. why did you change lamps on a brand new unit?

I said DON'T ASK!!!!!


but if you must know....there was nothing wrong with the original ones

[Miraclesun]

Let me guess. Logicam in Italy sent you a whole new set of lamps, because they put the wrong lamps in there to match the ballast set up for the North American market. I bet they had the lamps in it to match the Italian lamp configuration. This unit should really brown nice. I would guess not all needed to be changed out, just the wrong ones.

[uv2021]

The top center is 800 watts the bottom is 800 and the sides are 600.The 3 facials are 850 and adjustable.Bed runs nice ,not too hot on the backside.Just a liitle hot on the calves.But I did a session with no ac.The bed needs to settle down,like he says 50 hrs.My guess is more like 30.

[W8INLINE]

Originally Posted by Miraclesun

Let me guess. Logicam in Italy sent you a whole new set of lamps, because they put the wrong lamps in there to match the ballast set up for the North American market. I bet they had the lamps in it to match the Italian lamp configuration. This unit should really brown nice. I would guess not all needed to be changed out, just the wrong ones.

well...Al....you let the cat out of the bag now...so let me ask: WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO CHANGE THE BALLASTS FROM 800 TO 500 WATTS???????

I have 15,000 people on helios and maybe 100 have red hair and freckles. For them a traditional HP is ok. If I wanted a traditional HP I would not get a Lenny. I wanted an HP for punjabi mofo's like myself. So on a bed that's supposed to tan skin types 3b and up why on earth would someone set it up for ghost tans?

[solarmeter®]

why on earth would someone set it up for ghost tans?

You're not aware of the new EU irradiance limit of 0.30 W/m² Eeff? That's a UV index of 12... or 5.2 MED/hr on the CIE scale (or 6.6 MED/hr on an FDA scale).

OK... you probably don't understand that. But the bottom line is EU beds are being neutered. So you gotta "upgrade" them in the US or Canada if they get made to meet the EU law.

That would typically involve ballasts, lamps, and/or filter glass. You now have 15+ MED/hr... so be punjabi mofo happy - don't worry. Beach Boys copyright circa 1985.

Maybe someday I won't be the only one left on tanning boards who knows this geek stuff. Where's Don Smith? Where's .....

[W8INLINE]

Steve, the other 2 lenny's sold in the US came UNNEUTERED. I was told the feedback from them was that the bed was "too good" and it would kick a$$ even with the lower wattage.

[solarmeter®]

OK.... then I'm not sure what's up with that.

Maybe they "over" neutered yours. I have no idea. But it's good now.

The original BlackSun HP's back around 2003 (before the EU law) were on super 'roids. They gave 4 MEDs in about 6 minutes! They were then downgraded to "normal" shortly thereafter.

[Miraclesun]

Unfortunately looks like they sent you the Italian version, I have no clue why they did that. I understand from what Steve wrote for the lamp configuration, your Leo is the same as the American versions previously sent here.

[uv2021]

I think a f4ck up at the factory.

[solarmeter®]

See.... you guys? The 7.0 meter is worth it's weight in gold ($900/ounce).

The bed probably read like 7 MED/hr before you "fixed" it.

Now maybe Tammy and NatureBoy will get one someday. Hell even Toronto has one. How else can one see their MED/hr without using a $50K Oprtonics spectralradiometer? I'm gonna raise the 7.0 price from $179 to $40K now lol.

[Natureboy]

Steve has a 6.0 meter. What did it show on there?

If I could run it (the proper version) at 11 mins like my Magic's, might tip the scales for me getting one.

I still refuse to buy a 7.0 if no Canadian wholesaler's have to to drop ship it. It has to be in stock. Or maybe next time I am in Nashville or something.

[solarmeter®]

It has to be in stock

Call Mori haha. Solana Distribution (450-668-4057) carries tons of 5.0 meters... but the Canada distributors are scared of 7.0's methinks. Not many folks understand them.

I would take a wild guess that 2021-Steve's 6.0 UVB meter would show ~1.75 mW/cm² or around 1.4% of the 125.2 total UV. Maybe a bit less.