Remington SP6000SB Replacement Cartridge for iLIGHT Pro Hair Removal System (Health and Beauty)

Some people complaint about short lamp life, which I too have experienced. I don't think it's a good design as far as keeping the lamp cool and the heat eventually makes it fail prematurely. My advise is to slow down how fast you flash the unit so that the flash tube stays cooler and doesn't fracture from overheating and don't block the air vents of the hand piece. I'm keeping the flash intervals at greater than 4 seconds with rest periods of a minute if I feel any little amount of warmth of the air venting out of the hand unit. Using a longer flash interval of probably 6 - 8 seconds would probably be okay for continuous use. Never get impatient and start flashing it fast for little stint, that could be all you need to overheat the tube. Leave the unit on and fan running if you take breaks in your session. Every bit of cooling will help. From my experience I think you'll be able to extend the lamp's life but it will still fail prematurely due to lots of tiny heat cracks forming in the...Read more