Quote Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
Played with them when they were first in development. Cooling them is not the problem, it's the ballast driving the bulb that gets really hot and fails. The bulb itself will last a long time as it's based on induction and not electrodes, but the driving ballast has issues.

They're meant more for visual applications and not horticultural applications.

so is the ballast too powerful for the bulb? explain further please. and do you see advancment opportunities with this tech.