Sunpod Metal Halide

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  1. adam

    adam Montipora Digitata

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    I have had my Sunpod for about 2 years and last month when cleaning the bulb when I tried to put the lugnut back on to replace the UV shield, the metal screw thats attached to the fixture snapped off. Now I have only 3 of those screws with nuts on them. Has this ever happened to anyone else? It is usable now but if another one were to break from replacing the bulb then I could not use the fixture because 2 screws might allow salt creep into the bulb area. My fixture is 36inches with 2 150 watt bulbs.
     
    adam, Mar 26, 2009
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  2. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    You could measure the length and thread pitch and just replace it.

    Ah, now I feel good, this is something I know a bit more about than tanks thus far!!! (gear head/ lots of work on vehicles and around the house)
     
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