Okay so here is the deal, the bulb, 1000w, is to heavy for the socket(the thing wich you screaw the bulb too) and therefore its not hanging acurate, i need to adjust that and thought about support the bulb with a steel wire. Dont know how to explain it but i want to have the light bulb hanging in the steel wire - so i think my main question is: is it bad for the light bulb to be in direct contact with a metal/steel wire?
Light bulb to heavy, not hanging straight in the reflector - support the bulb with a
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i wouldn't recommend supporting the lamp that way but if it is the only way make sure that the wire has a little slack for expansion as the lamp heats myself i would try reenforcing the bracket that holds the socket or the reflector wherever the flex is
It sounds like the socket is not properly supported. Post a pic of the socket and I am sure you will get suggestions on how to fix it right.
I'd tighten the screws holding the socket assembly to the hood.
This. I don't know it for a fact, but it seems to me that having metal on glass like that is just asking for an exploding bulb or worse, a house fire. I've also been known to use thick zip ties when I can't find the proper threaded bolts/nuts for my hoods, which, while maybe a little afro-engineered, works well enough and has never given me any issues.
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The socket is sitting tightly screwed, its the piece of metal that the socket are screwed to, that cant do the weight, its a standard reflector...you can see the little piece of metal that in talking about right here http://www.hulkhydroscotland.com/img/p/68-123-large.jpg
The socket is sitting tightly screwed, its the piece of metal that the socket are screwed to, that cant do the weight, its a standard reflector...you can see the little piece of metal that in talking about right here http://www.hulkhydroscotland.com/img/p/68-123-large.jpg
If your reflector cant support a tube full of nothing (it's a vacuum in there) it's time to get a real reflector. Maybe a strip of strong sheet metal along the top of the reflector to reinforce it, replace socket holder with metal sufficient to hold the socket up, a U bolt through the top that wraps underneath the open end of the socket...
Still, I'd strongly consider replacing the unit.
Still, I'd strongly consider replacing the unit.
vertical? might be a game changer.
exactly what freezerboy said.
these HID lamps are nothing to skimp on. they can easily burn a house down if not treated with respect and proper safety measures are used.
FWIW i find myself loosening and readjusting the thumbscrews that support the mogul on my large adjust a wings to keep the lamp properly horizontal and that's just with an LU 1000 it would be worse with a heaver lamp so this is not only a problem with cheap reflectors
Franks experience trumps my theories. Still, I'd look to reinforce the plates themselves with something less flexible.
