aquamedic vs. tek light

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by Canadian

Who cares if you get better lamp life without the shield on if you're trashing the reflectors? Trust me, I did exactly that to a Tek light. If you're getting any salt spray on your reflectors you're causing pitting and tarnishing and therefore reducing light output. I found I didn't even realize how much damage I had done to my reflectors until I compared them to brand new ones - it was shocking.

Ya, I dunno, keep the reflectors clean, wipe them when I am doing the glass. And the fact that I dont have to spend $100 nearly as often on bulbs. The ends blacken WAY faster with the shield on than off.

Speaking of which, thx for reminding me, need to change a couple bulbs again

[Binare]

Black ends don't mean anything really. The electrodes burn off at the ends that's why its black, part of normal operation, might happen a lil faster then normal but I wouldn't run out buy new bulbs just cause the ends blacken.