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Old 12/27/2007, 11:01 PM
Altpers0na Altpers0na is offline
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pc to mh conversion

i have one of these lights of america lights that have been all over the forums lately.

its a 65w pc mogul base fixture...

so, what are the odds of the housing melting down if i converted it to a mogul base MH ... say a 150 or 175 (thats the ballast i have handy...) assuming i can find a mogul MH bulb that would fit in the thing...

for clarity, im not saying use the existing guts for the MH, just the plastic housing, reflector and base...
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Old 12/27/2007, 11:05 PM
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The odds are pretty good for causing a fire if it's the same as I had several years ago. I'd reccommend against.

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Old 12/28/2007, 12:17 AM
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well thats no fun...
 


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