Hi all!

Today I got my solarmeter. It's a Lutron YK-34UV. It's said to be professional, made in Taiwan But it's £ 30 cheaper than the ubiquitous Solarmeter 6.2.

The UVB output of the fluorescent tube is as expected. Only what concerns me is that very near to ordinary bulbs it shows a high UVB output, too, as high as the output from the Repti Glo tube.

Now I haven't found anything about distortion of the sensor by heat. I presume the heat of the bulbs irritates the sensor.

Does someone has any pointers?

(On UV Guide UK - Ultraviolet Light for Reptiles - UVB reptile lighting on test I haven't found anything regarding heat or bulbs.)

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it should say on the sola metre what temps it can work at but id guess anything over 150 degrees and it wouldnt function correclty.

a normal lightbulb cannot possibly give off uvb so its a malfunction.

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