Good UV curing lamp?

[Shepard]

I have a standard beige-case 12v lamp and a better 120 that I plug into an inverter that is plugged into a portable battery-jumper that has 12V outlets... I am looking for an easier, faster & more powerful curing system so that I don't have to plug into a 12V. The AA battery lamps I have tried are not powerful enough to cure quickly... anyone found the perfect curing system for a reasonable price?

[mrchip]

just how fast do you want to cure??? most chemical is cured in minutes..even with battery AA types..don't you have a lot of natural uv in wyoming??? besides when doing a private customer you dont't want to be done so quick that they wonder if they have been scamd

[johnnyone]

A perfect curing system for a reasonable price?
Shep I think that you have that system already. Why do you ask for something better? The only better system better is SUN shine..

[screenman]

How about the Deltakits 40-14 12 volt 9 watt curing lamp not a lot of money and works great. We all know the sun works, but does it work as well as a made for the job curing lamp?

Also if like me you do a lot of work inside then a quality curing lamp is a must.

I have no worries about charging a high price for a little time, doing the repair is only a small part of what a customer is paying for. Traveling time etc. have to be taken into consideration.

[Mr Bill]

I have a delta Kits 40-13 12v light.
How many watts is it?

[GlassStarz]

I use the big ole yellow one granted it doesnt work when its snowing or raining but niether do I

[screenman]

Glasstarz,

That means you would only work about 4 months in every 12 over here. Can someone remind me what a warm dry day is.

[screenman]

Mr Bill,
According to the write up it takes a 2 watt bulb, so I would suggest that might be your answer. 4 watt at most.

[StarQuest]

Personally, I believe you should use a quality UV lamp on every repair.

I also incorporate the use of a UV meter to determine what the big yellow is putting out compared to what my lamp provides. On average my lamp is producing 4-10 times the UV to what natural sunlight is providing. That's on a sunny day!

As Screenman has previously stated, any uncured resin could possibly soften or erode laminant, which I've already experienced.....so why take the chance? Just ultilize a good UV lamp for every repair!

[Delta Kits]

Watts isn't the only thing that matters with regards to UV lights. Assuming you have a 365nm long wave bulb, what also matters besides Watts is how close it is to the windshield. So, a 4 Watt light like the 40-13 works great, because it sits so close to the repair. Now, with the design of the 40-14, it's a bit farther away, so 9 Watts is appropriate.

You'd be surprised how much difference moving a bulb an inch away makes.

That's why we don't make round lights that circle around repairs, or things like that. They can be advertised as being such great lights, but with as far away as they are from the break, they put out nowhere near the output of UV where you need it, which is the break.