My crotchety opinion:
What we would all like is a basis for pretending that we will never have a problem.
Buying a new light would let us do that. Then if something goes wrong at least we will
can shout indignantly "That was a brand new fixture!"
On the other hand, I would want to know why the light malfunctioned. If as is
most often the case with Light Sizzle there is corrosion on the end-piece which
is conducting electricity then you would want to eliminate that as a cause of
future problems by addressing the moisture issue. And if replacing that piece
and keeping it dry makes the risk of failure equivalent to that for a brand new
fixture then why not do that? But that assumes that you would rather invest
time and money in the old fixture than in a new one. I just threw out a light
because it would take too much TIME to mess with, and therefore wouldn't be
cost-effective to make it work.
Steev
----- Original Message ----
From: matt kaufman <igotadose@hotmail.com>
To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 11:25:09 AM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled
Throw it all away and start new. It's not worth the risk. $300 for new fixture
+ bulbs, or fires/shocks/who-knows-what...
I'm always deeply suspicious of the products of the tropical fish industry,
esp. fish food but unless the fixtures and bulbs are all UL approved, I'd shy
away from them. It's just a hobby, after all.
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