So I've had a 150w ceramic heat lamp to keep my enclosure temps up at night and when it's colder than normal. I've had it for about a year and plugged it into the zilla temperature regulator that turns it off when the probe reached a certain temp. Today I noticed that the lamp was cold even though the temp regulator said it should be on. I unplugged it and tried plugging it directly into the outlet and a spark flew out. I unscrewed the bulb and the part that screws into the lamp is black and melted. Any ideas as to what caused this?
Also the bulb was plugged into a dome fixture I got from Petco and it's max watt is 150.
Also the bulb was plugged into a dome fixture I got from Petco and it's max watt is 150.
