Is my metal halide bulb going bad?

[factorybacking]

When i go to turn it on, it's not fully starting, it's barely lighting inside the bulb, but there is a constant arch inside the bulb. ideas?

 

[jojo22]

New bulb, each time a halide bulb starts it burns the tips of the electrodes. You appear to have used them up and it is not getting enough power to come on.

 

[factorybacking]

Thanks! off to my LFS i go.

 

[factorybacking]

well, it fired up again yesterday, and now went to turn it on today, and its doing the same thing, really weird, there is a small silver "puddle" of something inside of the bulb, is that normal?

 

[1wizz]

Thats going to blow. :eek3: you need a new bulb mate.

 

[factorybacking]

Thanks.