CFL Question

[LimpBizkitRMV04]

i recently purchased a couple soft white 100s they are 26 watts and give off 1700 lumens. i wasnt quite aware of the fact that you shouldent touch the bulbs and when i was putting the first one in i screwed it in touching the bulb the entire time. because of that im guessing its a fire hazard because the oils on your hands can make the bulb explode when it gets hot and i should no longer use that bulb and switch to my other one correct ?

LimpBizkitRMV04 Reviewed by LimpBizkitRMV04 on 07-10-2006. CFL Question i recently purchased a couple soft white 100s they are 26 watts and give off 1700 lumens. i wasnt quite aware of the fact that you shouldent touch the bulbs and when i was putting the first one in i screwed it in touching the bulb the entire time. because of that im guessing its a fire hazard because the oils on your hands can make the bulb explode when it gets hot and i should no longer use that bulb and switch to my other one correct ? Rating: 5

[Pothead4204life]

no you will be fine.....but i dont recommend using SOFT for anything
Use cool for veg...
use warm for flower....

[sjacobs713]

yeah soft wont do you any good.. they are in the wrong spectrum

[LimpBizkitRMV04]

they will do just fine ( from how i see it ) because belive it or not before i even got these bulbs i was using just 1 60 watt soft white household bulb and my babies are over a foot

[GrowinGreen23]

I've never even heard that i knwo that if they break you shouldn't inhale the gas emmited. you should be fine with that, i woudl suggest getting the highest wattage you can get output being around 2600 lumens. you will get that much more out of every light

GG23

[LimpBizkitRMV04]

well i know halogens shatter or explode whatever you want to call it if your skin oils get on em since they burn so hot so i wasnt sure if it was the same for CFLs being on the CAUTION on the back it said dont touch it. thanks for the input everyone

[4x5]

CFL's only break when you screw them in holding the corkscrew part.

[Pothead4204life]

yeah i think you might be mistaking them for headlights for cars...your not suppose to touch them....