HVAC / Exo Terra / CHE 150 watt question

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[/COLOR]I mostly remember it being an issue with the smaller domes, even with the ceramic fixture. But that was when I worked retail so who knows what CHE they dropped in there.
It probably was the older style though without the hole in the base. I remember them as having that solid sleek look.

I haven't used bulbs myself because I have nocturnals who love belly heat and nosey cats who love to knock things off cagetops. lol.
Good to know for the future!

From my understanding the issue was the CHE creates so much heat that it needed an escape route. The dome without the holes held the heat it and cooked the CHE and fixture base.

I can not say for sure that is true but can say that using the wire fixtures designed for them I never had one die.