I remember from a former podcast Rob explaining the importance of cleaning the glass cover for the bulbs on metal halide fixtures. I use a mogul based single ended bulb without a glass cover. I was wondering whether or not people with these fixtures clean their bulbs from salt creep as well? If so, how do you go about cleaning your bulbs? And how much do you think not cleaning bulbs would effect your light output if you have a slight salt creep film on your bulbs?
any build up or water spots on the lights should be wiped off.
simply by using a damp paper towel while the lights are cool, and do some time before they fire up so there is time for them to dry off.
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Wow, I sound like a braniac for asking something I already knew. Rob, I just have never owned MH bulbs and did not know if you should be careful when handling. Some halogen bulbs can pop if you get any oils on them. The oil stays on the bulb and when the bulb is fired up hot, it pops.
Wow, I sound like a braniac for asking something I already knew. Rob, I just have never owned MH bulbs and did not know if you should be careful when handling. Some halogen bulbs can pop if you get any oils on them. The oil stays on the bulb and when the bulb is fired up hot, it pops.
yep, thats true.
however i do not know if skin oils will damage MH bulbs.
i NEVER touch my bulbs, when working with them, or replacing them i always use gloves, or paper towel... better to be safe than sorry
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yep, thats true.
however i do not know if skin oils will damage MH bulbs.
i NEVER touch my bulbs, when working with them, or replacing them i always use gloves, or paper towel... better to be safe than sorry
Skin oils will damage MH bulbs, the oil gets hot and makes the bulb glass cover crack or explode. It takes a decent amount of oil for this to happen, but it can happen. A friend of mine did it to his MH bulbs when starting out in the hobby. It definitely wasn't ME, it was my FRIEND.
Cleaning off the MH bulbs will also increase your PAR, not a lot, but if you clean them every couple of weeks then you'll keep the PAR at the maximum you can.
I always clean mine in the morning several hours before they turn on. I use a small amount of windex (sprayed on the paper towel FAR away from the tank) and just wipe them clean. After learning from my experience, I mean my FRIEND's experience, with oil from your hands, it is a good thing to not touch them with your hands.
Well, my friend dropped her cell phone out of the pocket of her hoodie and it nearly went into a bin of dirty SW tonight. The moral of this story is that you should not have an unsecured electronic device around open containers of water.
Well, my friend dropped her cell phone out of the pocket of her hoodie and it nearly went into a bin of dirty SW tonight. The moral of this story is that you should not have an unsecured electronic device around open containers of water.
lmao...
yeah, my FRIEND has nearly dont this multiple times with Phones and iPods..lol
my Friend really needs to be a bit more carefull
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The moral of this story is that you should not have an unsecured electronic device around open containers of water.
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