Tanning Bed Parts
I Know Where You Tanned Last Summer!
One of the scariest movie scenes in recent history involved a tanning bed malfunction, trapping and roasting two young girls, who wanted to look good for their graduation, to their death. The film in question was Final Destination 3. American Psycho was another spine-chilling film in which Patrick Bateman, the notorious yet handsome serial killer, is shown climbing into a tanning bed, symbolically driving home the point that beauty might just be skin deep.
Demystifying the tanning bed
Our need to be attractive is so overpowering that we have quickly overcome our initial reservation about lying atop a glass bed with wires and bulbs running over and under it. Once referred to as the coffin bed, the tanning bed is now very much a part of the modern lifestyle. Totally safe if one follows instructions and uses protective goggles, the tanning bed is an important aid in ensuring we can enjoy our sun-bronzed look throughout the year. Making sure your tanning bed has the right tanning bed parts ensures long, hassle-free use.
The tanning bed parts checklist
- Tanning Bed Lamps are one of the most important tanning bed parts. They can be high output, very high output, or high output with built in reflector. Facial tanning lamps have a blue cover plate that filters out harsh ultraviolet light to gently tan the soft facial tissues.
- Acrylics are clear shields that cover the lamps in your tanning bed. These essential tanning bed parts allow ultra violet light to penetrate so you can get a tan.
- A Starter is a switching unit that ignites the lamps on tanning beds using European choke ballast systems. They usually need to be replaced about every 1000 to 3000 hours
- Choke Ballast is a European style electronic system that is designed to run only with AC power from 220v to 230v. Since most electric current in the USA is either 240v or 208v, these tanning bed parts require a Buck Boost Transformer in order to operate.
- Magnetic Ballast is a newer style electronics system for tanning beds that runs on 120v AC. They do not require lamp starters or buck boost transformers and usually connect two lamps to one ballast.
- Electronic Ballast is the newest style electronics system that performs like a choke ballast, but runs on 120v. These tanning bed parts do not require buck boost transformers and usually power two lamps.