Will a metal halide buld still work if its cracked?

[BadDog40]

Just found a crack on a halide bulb that is only a few months old, can I still use it or is there pressurized gas in them?

 

[jesus420]

bulb is done.

 

[mistaphuck]

theres only one way to find out

 

[jskrill]

theres only one way to find out

dont let this amatuer lead you right into a house fire...its gone,buy a new one

 

[mistaphuck]

its funny tho you should do it

 

[iPlatypus]

You'll start a fire.

 

[TheFaux]

Nah... it should still fire. The thing I've read about cracked HID lamps is that the glass is what shields the UV radiation so if it is cracked.... more UV will get through..... good for MJ bad for you.

 

[TheFaux]

....or good for THC production and good for you.

 

[Iquios]

Nah... it should still fire. The thing I've read about cracked HID lamps is that the glass is what shields the UV radiation so if it is cracked.... more UV will get through..... good for MJ bad for you.

Maybe he should take off all the glass so he can get MEGA TRICHOMES

 

[tusseltussel]

maybe he shouldd get a new bulb b4 he is looking at his plants and a hot peice of glass falls into his eye.... just get a new one don't mes around with ghetto setups

 

[TheFaux]

Maybe he should take off all the glass so he can get MEGA TRICHOMES

Are you trying to hurt my feelings?

 

[BigBudBalls]

LOL.

Worth a shot, but have the spare ready to go in.

Now I have had a car head light cracked and even a fishbowl inside of it. (Yup, water sloshing around in it ) and it still worked. Was dim, but not ticket worthy.

Consider it done for. Fires? LOL! nuclear explosion is *just* as possible.

 

[tusseltussel]

always fun to remove a bulb that had the glass break what did you end up doing

 

[giantart]

Bulbs are cheap - Don't take a chance of even firing it up!

 

[smoke and coke]

you should dicard the bulb even if the outer glass is scratched. i dont for minor scratches but they are cheap enough due to safty reasons. if the bulb is in an enclosure (lens) less to worry about. i have seen MH bulbs blow and glass goes everywhere.

 

[BadDog40]

Call me crazy but I removed the glass completely, carefully screwed it in fired it up and it worked fine. My hood is enclosed otherwise I wouldnt have used it.

 

[tusseltussel]

Call me crazy but I removed the glass completely, carefully screwed it in fired it up and it worked fine. My hood is enclosed otherwise I wouldnt have used it.

your crazy.....you asked for it



not as bad with an enclosed hood but i think i still would have gotten a new one

 

[way4too2high0]

Call me crazy but I removed the glass completely, carefully screwed it in fired it up and it worked fine. My hood is enclosed otherwise I wouldnt have used it.

you are CRAZY

 

[Iquios]

More UV light = more potent genetics.

 

[Florida Girl]

OK... I think I'm just high... but I have to get to the bottom of this....

Now I have had a car head light cracked and even a fishbowl inside of it. (Yup, water sloshing around in it ) and it still worked. Was dim, but not ticket worthy.

WTF??? I'm so high I'm actually picturing BBB driving around town in a car that has a fishbowl filled with water sitting under the hood in the 'eyeball' niche of the headlight.

I've GOT to be reading it wrong... but then again it says 'not ticket worthy' so I'm actually believing bigbudballs is driving around town with a goddammed fishbowl in his car's headlight.