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[Metal4God]

what was this instructable anyways

[spinach_dip]

good hack I would never suspect that a lamp designed to take a 20 watt bulb would accept a 55 watt one, but your burn in procedure seems sound.

[0.775volts]

You might want to clean the bulb with rubbing alcohol before inserting it. don't touch the glass after you clean it off ie: put some rubbing alcohol on a paper towel, wipe the bulb off, then wrap the bulb in the paper towel and insert it, once inserted, remove the paper towel and let it dry for a few minutes before turning the lamp on. this will help to remove skin oil deposits on the lamp and can increase run time and help prevent lamp breakages. I know this works with Theatrical lamps, but I figured this may be the same, esp. if the bulbs are made of quartz. with professional theatrical lighting instruments, the lamps (bulbs) are made of quartz. they are high-temperature, high pressure lamps, and you do not want to touch them with your fingers, the oil on your fingers can change the refractivity of the quartz, which can create a hot spot and blow the lamp.