Zoo Med Combo Lamp Blowing Bulbs
Anyone have one of these? http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Combo-.../dp/B005KPMCPG
We use it for our ambient temps and it's a piece of junk already.. Just blew a brand new red/night bulb. :mad:
Re: Zoo Med Combo Lamp Blowing Bulbs
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amps daddy
I have one the first time i pluged it in it blew the breakers. The second time it made a popping sound and one of the switches wont work now. Pos in my book.
That would be a short in the fixture. Still not going to blow the bulb.
BTW If it trips the breaker once you probably dont want to plug it in a second time;)
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Yeah now its a 40 dollar dust collector. I know some about electrial work. By no means am i a master electrican. Should have been ther when i grabbed both clips on my pluged in flexwatt
Re: Zoo Med Combo Lamp Blowing Bulbs
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Originally Posted by
amps daddy
Yeah now its a 40 dollar dust collector. I know some about electrial work. By no means am i a master electrican. Should have been ther when i grabbed both clips on my pluged in flexwatt
I would have helped you out with the flex-a-watt............................................................ after I got up off the floor and the pains in my chest stopped, I would have helped you :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Depending on the fixture, you might be able to fix it. I buy almost all the "broken" ones I can get. As long as they are not really broken and crushed they are usually easy to repair.:gj:
Re: Zoo Med Combo Lamp Blowing Bulbs
There are a few reasons why a bulb may blow prematurely, especially in a specific fixture. Make sure to check in the base of your fixture (WHILE IT IS UNPLUGGED) to make sure the copper connector inside the ceramic base is sticking out far enough to make a good connection with your bulb. Try not to screw in your bulbs too tight (or too loose), and check that the top of the fixture is properly connected as well. I have found a handful of fixtures where the wire leading in to the top of the fixture is loose or not quite in there firmly, and that can cause bulbs to blow early as well.
-Jen