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14-Apr-07, 02:56 PM
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I have been using Oz Purple Night globes for the heat lamp in my snakes enclosure. I have had to change the globe nearly every 6weeks, sometimes even sooner. Is this normal??? or should i find a different brand of globes??? if so which brands or types would be recommended??? Any help is much apprecitated.
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14-Apr-07, 03:24 PM
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If you switch to a dimming thermostat it should prolong the life of your globes, regardless 6 weeks is a very short time.
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14-Apr-07, 03:32 PM
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I see they haven't improved any. Go for ceramics, no light emitted but they last forever
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14-Apr-07, 03:34 PM
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Use standard party lights, just make sure the entire bulb is coloured evenly(often the is a gap at the base where white light can escape).
There is a really good brand but i cant remember the name and they dont have the brand printed on the globes  |
14-Apr-07, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cris  Use standard party lights, just make sure the entire bulb is coloured evenly(often the is a gap at the base where white light can escape).
There is a really good brand but i cant remember the name and they dont have the brand printed on the globes | Clipsal? They made some that were dipped in paint rather than the usual internal colouring. No white light at all just a faint glow.
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14-Apr-07, 04:02 PM
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but can you just buy the one colour? cause every party globe that i have seen have come in a box of diffrent colours 
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14-Apr-07, 04:17 PM
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Hey guys, just something to think about. The government has been looking a banning high wattage light bulbs I know it would be hard to enforce but may be worthwhile looking at alternative ways to heat enclosures.
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14-Apr-07, 04:20 PM
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are you touching it? cos the problem prob is that your touching it, 'dont' touch it' when you screwing it use a tea-towel or something like that. touching reptile lights puts fingerprints on it and it gets wrecked for some reason(hmm but maybe this is only for inferred light globs).
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14-Apr-07, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by nuthn2do I see they haven't improved any. Go for ceramics, no light emitted but they last forever | I had an Oz Black ceramic that lasted less than 3 weeks. Not happy.
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14-Apr-07, 05:27 PM
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I use the "EXO-TERRA" brand and they have lasted prolly 6 mths so far and no probs yet...
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14-Apr-07, 05:28 PM
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did you take it back cause all the ones i've bought have worked fine and have lasted a lot longer than 3 weeks
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14-Apr-07, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Reptilian I use the "EXO-TERRA" brand and they have lasted prolly 6 mths so far and no probs yet... | do "EXO-TERRA" make 100w globes???
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14-Apr-07, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by asis I had an Oz Black ceramic that lasted less than 3 weeks. Not happy. | Oz purple , Oz black ceramic. Bit of a pattern emerging here.
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14-Apr-07, 05:40 PM
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yeah true... cant seem to find anything else in 100watts though...
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14-Apr-07, 05:45 PM
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I brought it online, so it' not worth the postage and hassle. Have also had the Oz purples last only a few days. I've got a Reptapet nightglow which has been going for over 6 months now, only on a cheap on/off thermostat too. It emits almost no light.
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