2P Replacement Bulb for UVB Phototherapy Lamps

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by ebuyerrainer03 Feb, 2017

UVB- Narrow Band lamp

The product is made in Poland and looks original and ok. More complicated is to find the socket and the high frequency driver unit! Even on Internet its a complicated thing to find those. We have 220 V 60 Hz Mains- mostly off the range of Internet offers which are all for 50 Hz. If its 60 Hz- then it is 110 V AC. This lamp apart needs a reflector- which is easy to make from commercial U- aluminum profiles mounting a high reflecting Mylar foil on paper at the back. A timer with a selector switch must be installed also- this is easy using the LM 555 and a few components which fit together in the U- shaped Alu. UV- Protection goggles are a must- currently looking for those and the electronic 9 W driver for the lamp. I possibly will buy another lamp- as there is space in the U rail for two. I recommend this lamp for replacement- if you want to build a Psoriasis Unit- more things must be sourced and mounted.Read full review

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by mutatron15 Nov, 2016

Half as costly, but only slightly less convenient == Good value

The main component of any of these UVB phototherapy devices is the Philips light bulb, so basically you just need a socket to supply electricity to it, and a reflector to keep the light out of your eyes and onto the target area. And that's what this device supplies, plus it has a timer and it comes with UV blocking wrap around glasses to protect your eyes.

Construction is excellent. It's not fancy or anything, but it's fairly robust doesn't feel like it's easy to break, and there's not much that could go wrong with it. There's no on/off switch, you just unplug it when you're finished with it.

Because of a packaging error, the bulb was broken when I received it, but I was sent another one at no charge very quickly after I reported (with photo evidence) the breakage to the seller, which made me very happy.

The timer doesn't turn the bulb on and off, it just beeps when it counts down to zero. Which is just as well because turning it on and off for each area you want to cover would probably decrease the life of the bulb. You can adjust the time in seconds and minutes, and the package includes a log for keeping track of how much you're using the device, and instructions for how to ramp up your usage.

According to the instructions, you should start at 20 seconds and work your way up to where the affected area is starting to turn pink after treatment.

I've been treating my psoriasis every day for about 4 weeks, and this has worked better than booth tanning to clear up my lesions. With booth tanning, I sometimes have to tan so much it starts to look like I'm trying to be George Hamilton, but with this device I can focus the treatments and they don't end up being tanned. My lesions are mostly gone now, I wish I had taken a pic each day and made a movie out of it.

Another thing that's better with this is treating my scalp. I've had a large lesion on the back of my head for a long time, and regular tanning barely gets to it except right after I get my hair cut short. But with this thing I just kind of scan from bottom to top, pulling the hair up as I go. This exposes the scalp enough to get the UVB, and it's much healthier back there than it has been. No more being embarrassed going to the barber!Read full review

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by 8_2384012 Jun, 2016