Buying an LED lamp - help!

[Passionate]

I'm currently using Shellac but I'm into looking to buy an L.E.D lamp to use with Artistic Gloss. I got an email this morning from my local supplier to say they were doing a special offer on an L.E.D lamp cheaper then the Artistic lamp but it was 36w? I researched the Artistic Lamp and it's 6G? I'm only used to working with watts with U.V lamps! :lol: Can anybody help me out and let me know if the cheaper one is a good lamp or would it be better buy the Artistic Lamp??

 

[tiggerlady]

LED lamps are not usually 36 watt, UV lamps are.. I have swapped from a UV lamp to a 6G Harmony lamp to use with my Gelish.
A LED 6G lamp will have a consistent output and will not need the bulbs replaced (According to manufacturer)
It is also a lot quicker..30 seconds as opposed to 2 mins per cure.
The bottom line is that you should use the lamp designed for your system..there are loads of threads about this, so I wont go into it..
My opinion..6G every time..:wink2:

 

[Passionate]

LED lamps are not usually 36 watt, UV lamps are.. I have swapped from a UV lamp to a 6G Harmony lamp to use with my Gelish.
A LED 6G lamp will have a consistent output and will not need the bulbs replaced (According to manufacturer)
It is also a lot quicker..30 seconds as opposed to 2 mins per cure.
The bottom line is that you should use the lamp designed for your system..there are loads of threads about this, so I wont go into it..
My opinion..6G every time..:wink2:

That's what I thought! I'd never heard of an L.E.D lamp described in watts before. Thanks for clearing it up for me.I'll go with Artistic lamp! :biggrin:

 

[NancySyd]

That's what I thought! I'd never heard of an L.E.D lamp described in watts before. Thanks for clearing it up for me.I'll go with Artistic lamp! :biggrin:

I would consider going with the most recent ACG lamp, the ARTISTIC PRO 30 rather than a 6g. It hardly makes sense to get an LED lamp for speed and then have to cure thumbs separately.

 

[besthands]

I just saw a new lamp at my beauty distrubitor that has both UV AND LED in the same unit!!! Suppose to cure/harden anything currently on the market! It was listed at $175 US.
I'd love to ditch one of my lamps and just have one on the table. Not sure if this helps but hope it does!!

 

[NancySyd]

I just saw a new lamp at my beauty distrubitor that has both UV AND LED in the same unit!!! Suppose to cure/harden anything currently on the market! It was listed at $175 US.
I'd love to ditch one of my lamps and just have one on the table. Not sure if this helps but hope it does!!

I am a firm believer in using the lamp for your system, but (assuming this is the Star Nails lamp) I think it is interesting that this is the first lamp I've seen that identifies the LED wavelength it uses.