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[reefraf]

This article by Richard Harker does not really address the possibility of bulb failure due to nipple orientation. I have an associate that had to replace the bulb on a clients' tank when the bulb failed. The client insisted that the nipple pointing down was the cause of failure and will happen anytime the nipple is so oriented.
Comments?? Thanks!

[delbeek]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>The client insisted that the nipple pointing down was the cause of failure and will happen anytime the nipple is so oriented.
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Sounds like another form of nonsense to me.

[reefraf]

I agree, Charles. However it would be great to have that documented as evidence for this client. The bulb was $200 CDN to replace.

[SteveNichols]

There is no wat the orientation of the nipple caused the failure. Now if they were running a bd in the horizontal position or a bh in the vertical, that could cause a lamp rupture, buteven that is rare.