Lighting, bulbs blowing

[BobbyDukes]

Does anyone have any tips on why my bulbs keep blowing out?

They're quite expensive per bulb, so I am keen to sort this problem out.

It may possibly be the brand of bulb. Being a noob, I don't really know why it would be blowing out. As far as I know, I have set it all up correctly.

This is what I bought to connect the bulb to:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F ... ge_o01_s00

The two bulbs I bought, both worked fine initially. Both seemed to blow out after a few hours. There was no problems with heat from the bulbs. The bulbs were kept well away from anything to prevent damage to the bulbs.

The bulbs I bought were made by 'bulbrite'. This one:

http://lighting.freightliquidators.com/ ... oated.html

The benefits I experienced from red light therapy was really positive, so I want to get this right. Does everyone else have problems with bulbs blowing out? They're expenesive aren't they?

 

[koganmj]

Maybe you got a batch of defective bulbs. Everything seems to check out - socket is appropriately rated for the wattage of the bulb. Either ask about a refund/replacement or maybe try find a socket capable of supporting 300w or more (which honestly, I don't think is the actual problem)

 

[Such_Saturation]

Where do you live?

 

[koganmj]

Actually, that's a good point. It appears to be a 240v socket vs 120v bulbs.

 

[Such_Saturation]