Getting Serious for KyJinn

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by Fliehigh

I know you probably asked this already but what is the make and model of the bulb you have for him?

Is it a MVB?

Oh well his new bulb is a UV and Heat Bulb in one. PowerSun 100 watt was what our store carried that was a two in one.

[Fliehigh]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Oh well his new bulb is a UV and Heat Bulb in one. PowerSun 100 watt was what our store carried that was a two in one.

Keep an eye on your little guy, there has been some issues with the Power Suns lately. All of the MVB (Mercury Vapour Bulbs, which give off heat and UV) started having their glass blown in Asia and the bulbs either don't give off enough UV or too much UV. The Mega Ray and the Power Sun are the two best MVB's on the market but both are having issues. Even the Solar Glo (which use to be an ok bulb) is having issues.

Watch for a change in appitite and watch his eyes. If either one changes replace the bulb.

Fliehigh

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by Fliehigh

Keep an eye on your little guy, there has been some issues with the Power Suns lately. All of the MVB (Mercury Vapour Bulbs, which give off heat and UV) started having their glass blown in Asia and the bulbs either don't give off enough UV or too much UV. The Mega Ray and the Power Sun are the two best MVB's on the market but both are having issues. Even the Solar Glo (which use to be an ok bulb) is having issues.

Watch for a change in appitite and watch his eyes. If either one changes replace the bulb.

Fliehigh

Thanks much for that. His appetite has actually increased and I haven't noticed any changes in his eyes. I was aware of the possibility of the problem and if it does arrive I have extra lamps and heat bulbs and UV bulbs that are separate that I can use instead. Since this is our first time using a UV bulb at all since we got him years ago I am being cautious of throwing to much of it at him. The only thing I have noticed is him having a nice "tan" where his coloring has darkened dramatically and thus him not looking so pale.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by Fliehigh

Keep an eye on your little guy, there has been some issues with the Power Suns lately. All of the MVB (Mercury Vapour Bulbs, which give off heat and UV) started having their glass blown in Asia and the bulbs either don't give off enough UV or too much UV. The Mega Ray and the Power Sun are the two best MVB's on the market but both are having issues. Even the Solar Glo (which use to be an ok bulb) is having issues.

Watch for a change in appetite and watch his eyes. If either one changes replace the bulb.

Fliehigh

Sadly, even Phillips lighting (a Dutch company) obtains the glass from Asia.

I used to be a "fire setter" (calibration of the torches that fuse the glass) and I can honestly say that when the company got their glass from Corning, the bulbs were far sturdier.

Once the import glass came in, the glass was more fragile and had a lower quartz content, so the bulbs would occasionally be brittle and fall apart in the machines.

Compounding insult to injury, the finished product would sometimes explode in the socket during seasoning (Initial burn in)

The company lost a lot of vendor orders including a contract with home depot to carry the Phillips lamps, because the factory was producing rubbish.

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Sadly, even Phillips lighting (a Dutch company) obtains the glass from Asia.

I used to be a "fire setter" (calibration of the torches that fuse the glass) and I can honestly say that when the company got their glass from Corning, the bulbs were far sturdier.

Once the import glass came in, the glass was more fragile and had a lower quartz content, so the bulbs would occasionally be brittle and fall apart in the machines.

Compounding insult to injury, the finished product would sometimes explode in the socket during seasoning (Initial burn in)

The company lost a lot of vendor orders including a contract with home depot to carry the Phillips lamps, because the factory was producing rubbish.

Gotta love the Asians making stuff cheaply and pricey at the same time right? If it ain't dangerous in one way they can make it dangerous if 50 other ways you wouldn't have thought of.

No real insult meant BTW.