Need suggestions....compact bulbs "exploding"

[ncgoldfish]

Purchased a 48" JEBO uni-strip light fixture which included 2- 65 watt 21" 4 straight pin bulbs. I'm hyped - nice simple fixture, just what I needed or so I thought.

The light was delivered but when removing it from the box I noticed both tubes were broken on the ends not connected to the wiring.

Simply figured that during shipping the 2 bulbs kissed each other as there was no foam protecting the tips. Wrote the company I got the light from and they sent 2 replacement bulbs, same brand, same wattages.

Got the new bulbs today, plugged them up, turned the light on and noticed wired ends came on (not the full length of the bulbs) - then both lights went out immediately. Did a close inspection of the tubes and noticed the exact same breakage pattern as the original set.

Can anyone five me some suggestions on what can cause this exploding tip problem or have experienced anything like this?

TIA




:sad

 

[johnnyxxl]

as you said shipping can, but also bad voltage could damage bulbs. I had an ordinary incadescnt lamp blow bulbs up litterally shattering in the fixture due to being way hot, running big spikes and it would pop the bulb

 

[Bmeasure]

Sounds to me like they use cheap packaging techniques. Tell them to fix it or you will want a full refund and will go elsewhere! I have ordered about 12 bulbs in 3 different shipments from AHSupply....never had any of that going on! Sometimes things like that are just annoying or inconvenient....other times it can mean your planted tank is going without any effective lighting, which can cause plant decay, algae problems (too high of nutrients, not enough light, or similar problems. This can possibly set a tank back for a month or more.