motherlode said:

so I was at work today when the hydrofarm rep came into the shop and i started to tell him about what happened with your bulb - before I could even say what brand it was he asked me point blank if it was a plantamax...

point is he has heard of this failure plenty - said he has even seen the glass get deformed because they can get so hot and that those bulbs cost 20 bux and you get what you pay for

just thought you may want to know that - you may feel slightly vindicated that it wasnt your home made reflector (which I never thought it was personally)

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