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I really screwed myself today...when I went to move the lid with my powersun on it over to drop a few crix in THOR's cage I ended up letting the powersun come in contact with the plastic on the top of the aquarium and it instantly melted right on my bulb!!! UGH!!!!! Now I have a 1/2"x3/4" black spot on my bulb! Will it be okay now???? Damn figures I'd find a way to screw this up!
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kill 'em with kindness

>>I really screwed myself today...when I went to move the lid with my powersun on it over to drop a few crix in THOR's cage I ended up letting the powersun come in contact with the plastic on the top of the aquarium and it instantly melted right on my bulb!!! UGH!!!!! Now I have a 1/2"x3/4" black spot on my bulb! Will it be okay now???? Damn figures I'd find a way to screw this up!
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>> kill 'em with kindness

Just turn the light off, giving it time to cool and take a sharp knife or razor blade and scrape the melted plastic off.
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Jimmy (draybar)

If you shut the bulb off and let it cool, you should be able to pick the plastic off. If there is still a black mark there, it is just pigment and should be fine.
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Bill DiFabio
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Not a big deal really. What the others suggested is what I did. Won't effect the light to much. Just try not to touch the bulb to much with your hands. From what I hear finger oils can damage the bulbs some how. I'm not really sure how, but i think CheriS knows why. I never got to ask her why, lol. I always just took the advice
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Mystical Dragons

I know that in other types of lamps, oils from your hand can heat up and burn and cause hot spots which can eventually blow the lamp. This is a problem with almost any lamp that gets really hot.