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Where to stock up on mercury vapor bulbs...and ?'s....

Laci Aug 28, 2003 07:10 PM

I want to stock up on mercury vapor bulbs, so it's not an emergency if one blows. I'm thinking of buying 5-10 of them. Where is the best place to buy them, for quality and price, that doesn't charge $20 for shipping?

Also, I found a lot of 6 mercury vapor bulbs for sale on ebay, in the reptile section, for $98 $14 shipping. This seemed a good price to me, but I'm acutally not sure if they emit UVB, and if so, how much. Does anyone know how I can find out? The bulb is: Astralux 160 watt mercury vapor bulb. It is item #2343252246, if anyone is interested in looking at it.

So, I guess my question is: Do all mercury vapor bulbs emit UVB, or only if they say they emit UVB?

Thanks.

Marcy

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WaGuy82 Aug 28, 2003 07:21 PM

I asked about those very bulbs before. I believe they're available at aaareptilesupply.com for about 22 dollars a piece. I was told they were no good.

Reptiledirect.com has them in the 30's but shipping is really high.

Petguys.com have them for about the same price with shipping being more reasonable.

This is the Powersun ones which are supposedly superior.

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