Will Freezing Temperatures Break Tanning Light Bulbs?
Low temperatures that are freezing or near freezing can affect many types of light energy sources and bulbs, including tanning light bulbs. This why it is best to keep a tanning booth or bed in a heated area. Does this Spark an idea?
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Freezing Temperatures and Glass
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Freezing temperatures usually will not break the tanning light bulbs. Extremely cold temperatures can weaken the glass bulbs, but this isn't as common. Glass usually only breaks due to temperature if the temperature goes from freezing to very warm quickly. Temperature changes must be gradual and not sudden to keep glass, such as tanning light bulbs, from breaking.
Effects of Freezing Temperatures on Performance
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Although cold temperatures alone aren't enough to break tanning light bulbs, cold temperatures can affect the performance. Tanning light bulbs are essentially fluorescent light bulbs, just like what you see in certain homes and offices. The difference is the tanning light bulbs are modified to produce a different type of light wavelength. Fluorescent bulbs are known for not working well in cold temperatures.
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How Fluorescent Lights Work
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Fluorescent bulbs need a warm location to keep the gas inside the bulb warm as well.
If the gas inside cannot heat up, light energy isn't produced correctly, and the fluorescent light may glow dimly or flicker. Even fluorescent light bulbs made specifically for cold temperatures take a while to glow at full capacity because they have to warm up and become heated to produce the light energy.
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