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250W MH Favor
Hey guys & Gals,
I bought a couple 250W bulbs from Venki. Even though he did an incredible job of packaging, Canada Post tried their hardest to break them. They Actually split the box and cruched a corner. The bulbs are still intact except there are a couple small fragments of glass inside the bulb. I bought some ballasts out of the state, but they are in transit still. I live in St Albert, is there anyone close by that I could bring the bulbs by to make sure they still work? For the MH experts, have you ever seen this before? Is it something I should worry about. I will try to post a picture of the glass fragments. Cheers, Al |
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I think your best bet would be to ask Venki himself.. I have heard of a bunch of radiums with glass chips inside so it might be part of the manufacturing process.
Steve
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You bet Steve,
Have already been talking to him, we both think that they will no hinder the performance of the bulb. I just need to confirm that they will fire up. Cheers, Al |
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I really didn't noticed anything in my bulbs from venkiw, But my ushio 175 did have a little beed in the bulb when i first got it
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Picture of Glass Shards
Here is a pic of the glass shards inside the bulb.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...hards.JPG?3136 Al |
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I never had anything like that
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i got 2 400 watt radium bulbs from j and l aquatics and they both had beads of glass in them. i phoned them and they said it was very common and that it does not hurt the bulbs preformance.
cheers dave |
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Bulbs Work Great
Finally got my ballasts yesterday, and hooked up the bulbs. They fired up great. Actually, the first one fired up and I let it run for about 2 mins. I unplugged the ballast and removed the bulb. I then put the second bulb in and plugged in the ballast. Because the ballast was now warm, it did not fire the second bulb right away I guess the ballasts have to cool off before they will refire. So I took my neighbor (electrician)downstairs to show him the main tank and sump etc and when we came back upstairs the kitchen was extremely well lit. I am sooooooooooo stoked about getting these lights up. If all goes well, the tank should be up and running before christmas.
Cheers, Al |