My enclosure has sliding lids and usually, the fixture stays put on the screen while the screen moves a few inches. Nothing usually falls over. Well, today was the day where the cord got stuck on something behind the tank and my ceramic fixture got knocked over. As soon as it happened, the ceiling light as well as every plug in that room shut off.

After investigating the ceramic bulb and it's fixture separately, I noticed that the connection at the electrical foot contact of the bulb had been melted onto the center contact of the socket. By falling over, the solder most likely broke and caused a shortage and thus, shut off the entire room.


I am not sure why the connectors were able to melt into each other. I don't have any directions or manuals for the two but since the bulb reads "100W 120V" and the fixture reads "120V -250W" I thought they could be used together.


I've had the two for a while because they came with the snake but I stopped using them for a few months until I finally decided to add them into the heating system of my (now much larger) enclosure. I had them on 24h for about a week or two. Nowhere on them does it say to not use them for an extended period of time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Now my poor danger noodle is sitting in the cold until our power returns