Posted by Martin Heffels on 10/30/06 06:33

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:33:30 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
<bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote:

>I would also remove any factory installed safety glass permanently.
>Your bulbs will last longer and the fixture will cool off faster.
>If you are concerned with shattering bulbs, then replace the glass
>with metal screen cut to the same size as the glass.

That is not such a good idea. After all, a scrim will cut down the amount
of light. Better wait a bit longer for the light to cool down. Besides, the
builder-lamps cool down fairly quickly. Better than an 18k HMI ;-)

cheers

-martin-
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