Nipple up or down?????

[Gubinz]

Which way should the nipple in my hailide bulb be pointing???
is it that big of a deal?????
thanks,
Gubinz

[JohnL]

It should be pointing up.

[Gubinz]

thanks for the quick reply
any particular reason????

[eddie]

positioning it at 12oclock makes it burn the proper k temp

[Gubinz]

cool thanks

[Agu]

Also it may not fire properly if the nipple isn't up. (That sounded marginally obscene)

Agu

[Jade]

Hi everyone,
What if your nipple is not quite up?(boy that sounds bad)I have one that is straight up, and the other is at about 2 o'clock. Is that close enough, or should I try to move it ??

[Flame*Angel]

When you guys talk about the "nipple" do you mean that little dent in the glass of the bulb that is at the end that screws into the socket? I have a pair of 65k Iwasakis and I don't see anything protruding that could be considered a nipple.

[Skipper]

Hey, FlameAngel. Here is a picture of the nipple: http://www.geocities.com/nmreich/images/comparemh/glassnipplepic.jpg
Here's a quote from Andy at IceCap about the nipple: "To avoid possible flickering problems, have the nipple pointing somewhere between the 9:00 and 3:00 position. If it points down, when you turn the lamp off the metals collect there and may cause flickering when it's turned back on."

[Flame*Angel]

Thanks Skipper - I wasn't looking inside the bulb. I see what you mean now.

[RussellC]

What about on double ended bulbs...I have a 250W HQI bulb and there is a nipple that faces down...it seems you cant put the bulb in with the nipple up...anyone know about these?

-Russell

[grafxguy]

Did someone say "nipple"? eric