Is This Normal For A Mh Bulb?

[Transfixed]

Hey all - new grower here. I have a 600w MH bulb from Badass Bulbs, and it is on a timer to run 18/6.
It worked just fine for a few days then it started just turning itself off after about 15 minutes :( Ballast is still on and no breakers are tripped or anything. I did notice this on the bulb and it looks.... wrong? to me. Is this normal to see in a 600w MH bulb? Looks like corrosion or glue or... something.
Any help appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Hookup]

Not so Badass?lol.Id return that for a different bulb.

 

[dilligaf]

I bought a 400w eye brand daylight mh bulb few years ago that looked like it had a brown epoxy on inside. .blew in 5 seconds. .still running the older hps bulb it was going to replace.

D

 

[Seamaiden]

That is NOT normal, nor does it appear to be safe.

 

[keiksweat]

If he don't change it throw it at him.bulbs shot...

 

[Transfixed]

Thanks for the replies, guys. I'll be getting a new bulb soon and will keep an eye out for such problems.

 

[Nog]

I had a 400W MH break on me recently, I noticed it was going real dim, just a bit of light in the filament, and when I went to unscrew it the glass broke where it screws into the reflector.

Had to use a pair of pliers to unscrew the metal fitting on the end of the bulb to get it out of the reflector.

 

[keiksweat]

This thread has jinxed me.my 600w metal halide won't come on.thought it was my old digital ballast.but no...stuck an old hps bulb in.light up first time..thanks...lol.

 

[Keekee]

I blew a mh bulb couple of weeks ago it was only 2 months old.

Shakes fist.

 

[Transfixed]

I took the MH bulb from my photo above to two separate indoor garden centers and they both told me that the bulb looked normal!? Apparently the crap on the inside is just the halide salts which vaporize when the bulb reaches a certain temperature. So, despite it looking seriously weird and being unable to find photos of other MH bulbs that look that way, two separate shops said it looked normal.
Sigh.... wtf.

 

[ShroomKing]

I took the MH bulb from my photo above to two separate indoor garden centers and they both told me that the bulb looked normal!? Apparently the crap on the inside is just the halide salts which vaporize when the bulb reaches a certain temperature. So, despite it looking seriously weird and being unable to find photos of other MH bulbs that look that way, two separate shops said it looked normal.
Sigh.... wtf.

I've come to the conclusion that most of the people that work behind the counter at hydro shops and Home Improvement centers really don't know shit.

 

[Keekee]

Until it explodes in your face they will say its working.

 

[HugzAndNuggz]

how long have you had that bulb? i thought they quit making badass products a long time ago.. i see alot of hortilux bulbs like this here is actually a video from there website explaining it a bit

 

[Keekee]

That def looks nothing like the photo from transfix.i think we would All agree.

 

[Prevada 13]

Every MH I bought is almost the same from lumatek to philips
250/400/600 you name it.
When you have it on those salts will melt and leave slightly yellow coulour afterwards.

It looks normal to me!

Reserva13