My blurple bulb has some broken diodes, is this a safety hazard?

Hi,

Electrical engineering is not my strong suit.

Is this thing dangerous?

Thank you.

Icu420 said:

Hi,

Electrical engineering is not my strong suit.

Is this thing dangerous?
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Thank you.

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No. But definitely wasting juice.

hotrodharley said:

No. But definitely wasting juice.

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Thank you. I've no idea how much it draws and it doesn't look too bright, would you recommend swapping it for a 10w 4000k neutral white bulb?

Icu420 said:

Thank you. I've no idea how much it draws and it doesn't look too bright, would you recommend swapping it for a 10w 4000k neutral white bulb?

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That or buy another of those led bulbs.

Safe

I’d be more worried about those other led bulbs with the domes removed.

Innob said:

I’d be more worried about those other led bulbs with the domes removed.

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And why is that exactly?

Icu420 said:

Thank you. I've no idea how much it draws and it doesn't look too bright, would you recommend swapping it for a 10w 4000k neutral white bulb?

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Definitely swap it for a white bulb. Plants will most likely benefit more from it.

it looks safe enough did you run a seperate romex for each socket? i see a lot of wires there for 150 bucks you can get a 600 watt dual bulb fixture with a timer and eliminate all that crap you dont have enough light for a proper flower cycle

Millo said:

And why is that exactly?



Definitely swap it for a white bulb. Plants will most likely benefit more from it.

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The new led bulbs are dangerous compared to older versions.
Once you remove that globe the risk of getting zapped increases.

I'd just take my word on it bud honestly.
I mained spacebuckets for a long time.

Innob said:

The new led bulbs are dangerous compared to older versions.
Once you remove that globe the risk of getting zapped increases.

I'd just take my word on it bud honestly.
I mained spacebuckets for a long time.

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I didn't say I don't trust you. Just saying that, true it might be, it is still safe to hold them by the plastic "neck". Plus, you usually handle them while turned off anyways. Or I hope so... That's just common sense really

Millo said:

I didn't say I don't trust you. Just saying that, true it might be, it is still safe to hold them by the plastic "neck". Plus, you usually handle them while turned off anyways. Or I hope so... That's just common sense really

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It's just a habit of mine to point it out by now.
Safety is a huge concern when it comes it spacebuckets and we cover the issue extensively over on reddit.
Granted this isn't a bucket, but the first build involved led bulbs and they're still fine we still use them but they've gotten more dangerous as they've gotten cheaper.