Re: Self Ballasted PAR38 Metal Halides in Socket Splitters « Reply #16 on: June 11, 2020, 07:26:57 PM » Author: Bulbman256
I use splitters alot for my experiments and sometime general use and i think the electronically ballasted lamps don't get too hot and if the area with said bulbs doesn't get too hot itself you should be fine.
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	Re: Self Ballasted PAR38 Metal Halides in Socket Splitters « Reply #17 on: June 12, 2020, 11:01:28 AM » Author: suzukir122
Alright... I'm gonna give it a try. I'll buy a 3 lamp socket splitter from Ebay. It will of course more than likely be a cheapo one from China, but I'll give it a try anyways. Hopefully the PAR38's can fit in the socket splitter I hope to purchase. And I don't mean the socket splitters that branch outward. There are tons of those on Ebay, and that's not the look I'm hoping to achieve. I'll also get it on video once I get those socket splitters and SB MH PAR38's, all of which I will be purchasing sometime this weekend.
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	Re: Self Ballasted PAR38 Metal Halides in Socket Splitters « Reply #18 on: July 04, 2020, 03:25:52 AM » Author: suzukir122
Update: I bought three 23 watt Self Ballasted PAR38 Metal Halide lamps. I also bought a "3 in 1" socket splitter that unfortunately branches outward. Maybe this will look cooler than I originally thought, so I decided to give it a try and purchase them. I'm also thinking about maybe buying another "3 in 1" socket splitter and using screw in Circlines. Maybe. We will see. One more thing: the socket splitter I purchased is claimed to be a "heat resistant" one, which can also supposedly handle incandescent lamps.
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	Re: Self Ballasted PAR38 Metal Halides in Socket Splitters « Reply #20 on: July 04, 2020, 12:24:36 PM » Author: suzukir122
@Xytrell, it depends on the socket splitter. There are many socket splitters available online. Some of those socket splitters can take up to 6 light bulbs or more. But as for that 3 in 1 version that I bought... I'll have to see if Circlines are too big for it. I'm talking 22 watt Circlines, or 20 watt ones if available. Definitely nothing 32 watts or above. The main concern I would have is whether magnetic ballasted Circline adapters would be too heavy for socket splitters and also the main socket.
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