OK, then I'm OK and I was right, OK... My 400w metal halide is a commercial light.or like the big square fixtures in the overhangs at gas stations...It is a vertical bulb, I would not put this bulb horizontal...common sense, H, we discussed this when you advised me to remove reflectors and put light horizontal, and I responded that I thought this was a vertical only...anyway, the ballast and igniter were all mounted on square frame. I now have that on floor, just the way it has always sat....the mogul was mounted vert. thru the hat, which I removed. Now I have rewired from the guts to the mogul base an 8' flex cable so I don't have to deal with the hood assembly. I am going to do a project with this later......I still use this lamp vertically, because I haven't gotten gotten my new bulb...so we are all on the same page, yes?..thanks
my new bulb, Agrosun Gold Horizontal, but when I get the horizontal bulb, I will mount the mogul horizontally, as it is not mounted to anything, ballast or vert. bulb...