Michael Stepp joined Wolff System as President in 1998, bringing years of lighting industry experience with GTE Sylvania, Osram Sylvania and Philips. Married for 38 years, he has a daughter and granddaughter.
The following are questions Team Wolff frequently receives from salon operators: Can I use 160-watt lamps in my bed that calls for 100-watt lamps? The answer involves a combina... Read more
We received this question from Tara, a salon operator in the northeastern U.S.: “Can Team Wolff help me explain to my salon guests the differences between our Level-One, Level-Two & Leve... Read more
Most sunbeds marketed in the U.S. employ pre-heat choke ballasts rated for a given wattage at input voltage of 220V. This ballast is a simple transformer, so increasing input voltage will in... Read more
Most tanning systems employ glow-bottle sunlamp starters. When you turn the bed on, the lamps flicker a couple of times and then light up. They are fairly inexpensive and need to be changed... Read more
A salon owner in Chicago, Illinois, called Team Wolff and posed this question that was asked by one of his salon guests: What is the difference between narrowband and broadband UVB? Usually,... Read more
A salon owner had recently taken over an existing business. She had been calling around to distributors trying to get pricing and asking which lamps to use in her tanning systems. Of course,... Read more
We’re getting our salons ready for the busy season and planning to re-lamp equipment. What are some tips for maximizing lamp life to get the greatest value AND retain customer satisfaction?... Read more
At a recent tanning trade show, several attendees asked Team Wolff about UV meters. Here is some basic information about a tool every salon operator should have. A handheld UVB/UVA meter is... Read more
Most tanning equipment employs glow-bottle starters to light the lamps. They are fairly inexpensive and need to be changed during every other lamp change, or at least every 6,000 starts. You... Read more
Here’s some discussion of the most popular questions I receive regarding sunbed voltage and tanning times: How does voltage affect lamp performance? Almost all sunbeds marketed in the U.S. e... Read more
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