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Arcadia's Deep heat Projector bulb
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[QUOTE="Claudiusx, post: 1898792, member: 31715"] Link here: [url=https://www.arcadiareptile.com/heating/heat-projector/]Deep heat projector[/url] At first I passed this bulb off as another marketing scheme, but looking deeper into it, and pondering it for a bit really has me thinking. Firstly, if you read through arcadia's page on the bulb, they do a good job of making the bulb sound impressive, and making it sound like this bulb does things that other bulbs can't, or dont. While some of this is true, not all of it is true. What it appears to do though, is do everything better. Here is a chart they provide in regards to how deep certain forms of IR energy can penetrate: [GALLERY=media, 29433][/GALLERY] I put it off at first because it really doesn't provide anything that our regular basking bulbs can't also. But, while I believe a lot of what arcadia wrote in their description for this bulb is mainly fluff, or slightly misleading (only in the sense that they make it sound like regular bulbs can't do this too), I also believe their are some nice benefits that this bulb could provide. Firstly, it seems like a really efficient bulb for producing heat. According to Arcadia, these are the temperatures it produces at different distances: [img]https://www.arcadiareptile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dhp-light-readings.png[/img] A 50w would be suitable for almost every situation. That's not that big of a sale point, but it would save some people who are using 150w bulbs money. Secondly, and this is what I am liking the best, it emits no light. At least not any visible light (not visible to humans OR dragons, unlike some other petstore night bulbs). Why is this a benefit? Well, if it were to be hooked up to a thermostat or a timer, it could be set to run at one temperature during the day, and then throttled down at night to provide slight ambient heat. It would replace the need for owners who use CHE's at night. Arcadia, mentions that it should be used with a dimmer, so there should be no longevity issues or noise issues with dimming it like some bulbs have. I still believe a light should be used over the basking surface, but it would be for lighting only. An LED bulb could be used to keep energy consumption low, and still provide a beam of light over the basking area. I will be trying to get my hands on one, and test it out and see how it goes. Thoughts, ideas, comments welcome. -Brandon [/QUOTE]
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