So, i just received one of the Grower's Choice 10k CMH finishing bulbs this morning, packaging was undamaged, but upon opening, it appears as though the base of the inner glass tube may be broken or chipped. See attached photos showing concoidal fractures at base of glass (where metal wire leads penetrate the glass tubes and attach to ceramic bulb base). There is also glass dust and several larger glass shards loose and sliding around inside the inner tube.
First of all, does anyone think/know if this is normal?? Should i fight to return this bulb??? I haven't plugged it in yet to see if it works, but really don't want to either, as it would ROYALLY SUCK to have a cmh bulb exploding in my grow room...
I ordered from HydroBuilder.com, who state in their return policy that they won't accept bulb/lamp returns, but this seems like an obviously defective product that was DOA, and should be fully replaced at no extra cost to me, right?? I sent a ~ verbatim email to them, so I'll keep ya'll posted on how this goes down....