Pizzalover
Not so new Member
:| well I buy a Exo Terra 150 w globe, screw it in poooof about .5 second of use, made a bit of a gas in the top of the globe and that's it . Im hoping the store will replace it for me not happy Jan
I've had the opposite experience w/R1 brand having 3 of their bulbs blowing in 5 weeks. Switched to Ex/Terra-no probs so far. My local petshop always tests the bulbs in front of you before you buy them & if they blow within 2 weeks of purchase,they'll report it to the company & arrange a placement thru them.Ive used both and honestly I find the rep 1 brand better for lasting in excess of three months.
This is why I have switched to RHP's and CHE's. They can be costly at first but have saved me a huge amount of money.
From memory there is about $10 max difference between globes and CHE's from one of this sites sponsors - Not a lot of $$ considering the considerably longer life from CHE's.
All globes will loose filaments are prone to blowing at any time, add in turning them on an off or dimming using a thermostat and there life is dramatically reduced. I use halogens for my lizards due to them being able to cope with vibrations and on/off a lot better, still subject to reduced life with dimming though.
Halogens, ceramics or heat panels are a lot more stable then infrared globes. Would recommend these if you are having issues with premature failure with current lamps.
Rick
On that one I have also discovered a lot of people use the wrong wattages, looking at bigger wattages for smallish tanks which means that there light are on and off more often and hence blow more often. (ie 100w gets to temp quicker and then goes off, but tank will still cool down at the same rate which means the globe will come back on the same period of time as using a 40w globe that takes longer to get to temp before turning off but will start after again after the same amount of time the 100w has been off.) It is all about balance, if you get it right you will blow less globes as they aren't on and off as often and will use less electricity, so a win both ways. I am also moving towards radiant heat panels and ceramics, but also have one set of lights on dimmers and can say that the dimming ones do seem to be lasting a lot longer. Sorry for the long post
You would think so Rick but trust me their are still a lot that get it wrong and have for years and you will also blow more in winter as it is colder and on off more often
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