touching mh casing after its on for awhile

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hello one and all i have a question.......

WARNING : The following ques may sound stupid to you... hehe

hi... i wld like to know if it is possible to touch the mh casing/ holder/ bracket (not the tube itself) after is has been switched on for quite some time... say an hour or so...

will i burnt my ichy fingers and deserve it...???

sorry i do not own a mh light so i am posting this ques to ask those mh users...

i wld like to aplogise in advance if this ques has been posted before..

and to those replies...... thanks

thanks for your time and have a nice day

[tineng]

depends on the design of the MH....but for most i would not recommend touching.....

[elimmel]

most casings would be very warm or hot but not to the extent of causing a burn... definitely not recommended to touch.

[May&Bruce]

depends on the casing design (how small, etc.), most will run quite hot. Some will have a small cooling fan but most don't.

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okk.....

so u will not burn yourself lah...

just hot only lah...

kk

thanks for all the advice

thanks

[sunny03]

you wan can try to touch a 250w mh

ig u have a chance

it can melt plastic what do you think .....

[elimmel]

you wan can try to touch a 250w mh

ig u have a chance

it can melt plastic what do you think .....

wow that hot ah?!

only have experience using 150W mh.

still same advise... nvr touch your light fixture (PL, FL, T5, mh etc) when it's on.

allow it to cool down after it's off b4 touching too

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oh sweet...

so its the 250w one that can leave i nasty burnt mark...

thanks alot for the advice sunny appreciated it....

elimmel u own a 150w mh light issit??

just asking only....

thanks once again

[jervismun]

What kinda tank setup r u using? I am also running a MH 150W clip-on-side-of-tank type. Maybe you wanna look at it at my signature link.