whats the wavelength for both ccfl &amp; led? Does it work with builder gels for sculpting? Thanks, Nikki :)
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Not sure of the technical specs, but I can tell you I use this lamp with IBD builder gels (following the timing instructions per IBD) and it works perfectly well.
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I think all gelish polishes work with both UV and LED lights. I used a UV light for two years, and just recently got their LED light, I've never had issue curing any of my polishes (including mint icing) using either. UV just takes longer.
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Yes, use regular procedures for application, LED light cures faster than UV light tho, if you cure for too long, they will "pop" off, or "wrinkle"
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Yes... To the best of my knowledge, 1.8mm is the measurement across the widest point of the resin container. Definitely quite a bit smaller than 3mm LEDs.
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If the gel polish says LED Cured, then this lamp will work. If it says UV only, then it won't work.
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I picked up an ep121 at fry's in concord last week, I have a CINTIQ 21UX, and I'm employed as a character artist. The cintiq pen and intuos pens won't work on it as people have already said. The pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop, i think there's a driver fix for this but i haven't bothered with it. Photoshop works best with a keyboard/keypad anyways. Alias sketchbook pro will be your friend. The brushes work great and the program is stroke based. 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it depends on the artist. It's fine for me, I don't know that my arm has 256 levels of pressure. The line quality is good and it's responsive while drawing. Awesome device for drawing on the go, or sitting on the couch. Any serious work you'll probably want to use a standard computer, but no reason you shouldn't be able to do great things on the ep121. Battery life i get around 3-4.5 hours depending on use. I hope they start shipping these things out to you all soon, I'm loving mine! ps. This thing also runs zbrush pretty well. although it's pointless to try to use zbrush with a resolution os 1200x800, the menu's are too filling. But, it CAN handle a million polygons without much problem. I didn't try maya on it yet. If anyone's interested i can give it a shot.
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Hi Sharon, the Nova is 12 Watts. In Fact, the watts makes little difference after a certain point when it comes to curing times. Gelish has an 18G (90 watts) available for pre-order for $399 and the only difference in curing times is 5 seconds for the Foundation Gel instead of 10. The colors and Top it Off still take the same amount of time. The Nova LED Light also uses different types of LED lights that are more spread out and not clustered in groups of 5. This is what helps it cure the thumb evenly without requiring a separate process. Rest assured, your cures will be rock solid. Hope that helps!
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Wavelength seems to be in the (most common) near-IR range of 850nm. Personally, I like the 950nm ones better, but they are harder to find and more expensive. I do find this model to be very bright (when viewing through camera) though I can't say for certain what its range is as I only use it out to 25ft.
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Sorry for responding late, but I did not have the lamp at immediate reach. Now, I verified it, and you are right. Mine is not working, either. I refer to center LED labeled #58, with the tag 730, which does not turn at all when all the rest do. Somebody could say that 730 (nm, I suppose) is beyond the range of human visión, but I guess that at least a dim red light glow should be emitted. Regards. Alvaro.
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18 watts is plenty for LED. Gel Polish dries in 30 seconds. I absolutely love my lamp. 36watts is for UV lamps which take 2 minutes to dry gel polish.
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Hello,we use the Brightest 3528 SMD LEDs for these,Actual working luminous flux about 420~460Lumens,thanks!
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I'm not sure what you are referring to but...you will need an LED or UVA lamp to cure the gel. OPI suggest using an LED which decreases the amount of time under the light. I use my UVA light but I do increase the time to two minutes for each layer. I.d also suggest using bond aid before applying the base coat.
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Yes, I have used a LED light with no problems! Gelish has the best products, and it lasts.
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Hi S. Julian, The Nova LED Lamp is designed specifically to cure LED gel polishes like Gelish, Orly Gel FX, CND Shellac and Gelicious. Curing times will vary depending on the brand. Traditional gels commonly found in a salon that aren't "gel polishes" typically come in a jar and are applied with a brush. These require UV lamps to be cured. UV lamps can also cure LED gels, but they take about 8-10 times longer vs LED lamps.
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I was taught to use LED for OPI and UV for brands like CND. I was taught by a friend who used to have her nails done by a manicurist and now she does them herself. My opinion here is only what I was taught personally.
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I use mine with LED. The mfgr. specifically says they won't work with mini-fluorescents; I don't know about halogens. But the work fine with LED
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Yes, gelish actually had a led light they sell, but the first light I had was uv and it worked just fine :-) you do need alcohol to put on top of it after your done with the color and light. It helps set it and have it dry instantly