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| Originally Posted by divingniknaks Certainly never lube the test tube orings on the HID's as David said, they will cause the test tube to pop off as it gets hot and the air expands. If your in the water when this happens, you are gonna be very unhappy. |
Not the end of the world though.
At least it was OK with the old stubby 21W bulbs. When I smashed a test tube on entering the water once, the bulb was fine and the ballast is potted so no problem there either. Just had to resort to my backup during the dive.
Oh, and I clean my o-ring by licking it
