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Low-Cost Introduction To Photobiomodultation (RLT)

Been waiting to try out Red Light Therapy, here are a few low-cost products to get you started.

John Iovine
8 min readApr 18, 2021
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You don’t have to spend a bundle of money to try Red Light Therapy (RLT). Amazon sells a few low-cost low-power LED light devices that are suitable for RLT. Because of their low-power, you use these devices a bit differently than high power RLT panels. The how and why of using these devices are discussed later. First I want to review the devices I purchased and their measured power output.

API 12 Watt 660 nm LED Bulb

This LED light is available on Amazon. It supplies a single 660 nm wavelength of light. The bulb is rated at 12 Watts and when tested consumed 11 watts of power.

API 660 nm LED Bulb

The link below is NOT an affiliate link, and I do not have any financial incentive if anyone purchases this LED lamp.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H2Y5U4M

LED Bulb 660nm and 850nm

First up the Hooga HG24 LED bulb. This bulb is rated at 24 watts but only consumes 15 watts…

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John Iovine
John Iovine

Written by John Iovine

Science writer, thinker, self-experimenter, focusing on personal development and health — www.john-iovine.com

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