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Re: Light Bulb Source
>He lists 'Mail Order Pet Shop'
as a source for the ultra tri lux.
> The only source I've found online is:
> http://www.mopetshop.com/index.html
Explains my problem. I was looking at the Mail Order Pet Shop in
Canada--different URL. Thanks for the address.
>
> By the way, I went to the local SuperPetz to get bedding for my
> daughter's rat, and while rummaging through the clearance bin
> found a stack of Ultra Tri Lux (30 watt, the very size I use) for $7
> each ($18 online). So you might look there if this chain exists near
> you.
Hey, that would make my week! Unfortunately no SuperPetz around here, though.
Gives me the idea to check at local stores (I figured _if_ they had them,
they'd be ungodly expensive.)
> The
> built-in reflector reflects the generated light back into the bulb itself.
> Most of that light is converted to heat rather than making it back out the
> other side. The one without the built-in reflector will actually give
more
> light with a white reflector in the fixture than the more expensive bulb
> with
> the reflector built into the bulb.
Thanks, Bob. This actually makes sense to me.
Sylvia