Hi Everyone,
This weekend I'll be building 3 x custom racks (all the same), 4ft x 2ft x 2ft.
I absolutely HATE having a deep dish dome for my mercury vapor bulbs, because they take up too much room on the top of an enclosure - I'm trying to keep everything square, lined and streamlined (ok, I'm a bit of an OCD perfectionist). I went out and bought a bunch of reptile 24" UVB florescent bulbs with the plastic hood so that I can mount it into the ceiling of the wooden cabinet, but the instructions say they are meant to be placed on top of a screen lid (despite me seeing MANY custom enclosures with the mounted inside). So, now I'm thinking of reverting back to the all in 1 MVB's, and while I potentially could take out the ceramic socket from the dome and hang the bulb (securely) through the ceiling of the custom enclosure, I don't like this dangling business.
QUESTION: Is there an alternative that I can use for mercury vapor bulbs, besides the ceramic socket, to mount it securely into the ceiling of the custom enclosure? My home depot and lowes has porcelain bases, as seen here:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/porcelain-lamp-holder-with-leads/905883
Are those safe to use with MVB's or will the base get too hot and burn the wood its mounted into (ceiling)?
Please help
This weekend I'll be building 3 x custom racks (all the same), 4ft x 2ft x 2ft.
I absolutely HATE having a deep dish dome for my mercury vapor bulbs, because they take up too much room on the top of an enclosure - I'm trying to keep everything square, lined and streamlined (ok, I'm a bit of an OCD perfectionist). I went out and bought a bunch of reptile 24" UVB florescent bulbs with the plastic hood so that I can mount it into the ceiling of the wooden cabinet, but the instructions say they are meant to be placed on top of a screen lid (despite me seeing MANY custom enclosures with the mounted inside). So, now I'm thinking of reverting back to the all in 1 MVB's, and while I potentially could take out the ceramic socket from the dome and hang the bulb (securely) through the ceiling of the custom enclosure, I don't like this dangling business.
QUESTION: Is there an alternative that I can use for mercury vapor bulbs, besides the ceramic socket, to mount it securely into the ceiling of the custom enclosure? My home depot and lowes has porcelain bases, as seen here:
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/porcelain-lamp-holder-with-leads/905883
Are those safe to use with MVB's or will the base get too hot and burn the wood its mounted into (ceiling)?
Please help