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A must for any serious reptile keeper. With the importance of UVB for a reptiles health you can now know when a bulb needs replacing. (Also lets you know if the makers are telling the truth)
Proper Usage of Solarmeter ® Ultraviolet Radiometer for Lamp Aging Tests Specifications Sensor (for reptile UV lamp use) Silicon Carbide (SiC) Photodiode packaged on gold plated header via gold wire bonding under UV glass window cap, hermetically sealed. Sensor (for outdoor sun only)
Aluminum Galium Nitride (AIGaN) Photodiode with UG-11 filter and teflon diffuser cap. Radiometer Peak sunlight response bandwidth: 290-298 nm Total solar response: 290-400nm, Diffey Display: 3 ½ digit LCD Resolution: 0.1 UVI Power Source: 9V DC battery Accuracy: ±10% ref NIST
The Solarmeter® Model 6.5 is not a medical instrument, but rather an affordable scientific instrument designed to help you avoid sunburn by providing an instantaneous UV index value.