Thread: HID Bulb Change
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Old 01-31-2011, 12:31 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I was told one time (please correct me if i'm wrong) that flicking HID bulbs on and off quickly dramatically reduces the bulbs life. Because in an HID bulb, when the bulb is turned on salt in the bulb is converted into gas and when it is off or cools down it solidifies back into a solid salt.
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