Recommend me a light curing unit for ND material

[CreativeTech]

My 15 year old unit finally bit the dust so I'm at looking at the cordless wand type as a replacement. My only use for it is curing ND material. Anything from a "dental" company seems overpriced, so are any of the ones on Amazon any good? There aren't enough reviews to tell, & I cant find hard & fast info on the required light spectrum.

 

[TheLabGuy]

ND=?

 

[2thm8kr]

ND=?

ND

 

[Car 54]

I still have the Heliolux GT curing light from when I bought the Empress system, along with the ND material.
I'll be curious as far as what advice may be given here, as I'll be needing to do something sooner than later.

 

[rkm rdt]

ND=?

 

[TheLabGuy]

ND

Ahhh, I use Shutz Gebdi curing light. I think it was $99, but don't quote me. I like it because I can do mounted models for light cure baseplates in it as well.

 

[Car 54]

Ahhh, I use Shutz Gebdi curing light. I think it was $99, but don't quote me. I like it because I can do mounted models for light cure baseplates in it as well.
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How long does it take to cure? I have the little box unit from Zahn (yellow window one),but it takes forever just to cure Optiglaze on PMMA.

 

[CreativeTech]

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Uh, no.

 

[Car 54]

Uh, no.

Also a great movie

 

[TheLabGuy]

How long does it take to cure? I have the little box unit from Zahn (yellow window one),but it takes forever just to cure Optiglaze on PMMA.

Optiglaze and pmma are a different animal to cure. Different wavelengths of light to cure those bad boys than to cure traditional light cure appliances (i.e. trays, eclipse, ND, LC cements).

 

[Car 54]

I didn't think about that, or realize that. Thanks.
Maybe that's why the Heliolux would at least cure the Optiglaze on the PMMA compared to the Zahn Light box taking so long, if at all?

 

[Mrs.galfriday]

The H is using a Surefire 6PX Pro flashlight we already had. Now 85.00 on AMazon. Sunlight will cure the ND material I read. Haven't tried it. You could construct a box or can to protect your eyes better.

 

[JMN]

Wouldn't one of the woodpecker knockoffs do what you need?
They're like $20 on ebay. They have rechargeable batteries and likely last long enough for a days use I don't imagine you're doing dozen + preps a day are you?

 

[CreativeTech]

I went ahead & ordered this one. If it doesn't do what I need I'll just send it back.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075MY9V35/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Car 54]

At that price, I should probably check into that one, too. Otherwise, I'll just wait for your feedback.

 

[CreativeTech]

I should have it Monday so I'll report back then.

 

[doug]

Since you already ordered one this may be a little late. Ask your docs what they've done with their old corded curing lights. I'll bet they put them in a closet and would be happy to clear out the space. I got 2 of them that way. I still have my Dentacolor curing unit, I think it's about 28 years old.

 

[FASTFNGR]

My 15 year old unit finally bit the dust so I'm at looking at the cordless wand type as a replacement. My only use for it is curing ND material. Anything from a "dental" company seems overpriced, so are any of the ones on Amazon any good? There aren't enough reviews to tell, & I cant find hard & fast info on the required light spectrum.

If you have room on your bench , go to eBay and buy an old Eclipse light curing unit. It has 5 bulbs, turn table and up and down tray with heat sensor and air cooling fan. It is not cheap but for $500 you can cure anything in it.

 

[CreativeTech]

My new light arrived this morning. After about 4 hours it had a full charge, so off I went. It fully cured ND2 on a veneer in 60 seconds, whereas my old unit was pushing two minutes. A most excellent piece of equipment for ninety six bucks!

 

[Car 54]

My new light arrived this morning. After about 4 hours it had a full charge, so off I went. It fully cured ND2 on a veneer in 60 seconds, whereas my old unit was pushing two minutes. A most excellent piece of equipment for ninety six bucks!

Thanks for getting back to us with your report.
It sounds like it was worth it.