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Modest disaster. Ballast tube popped and shattered. I knew this was the weak link. I supposed it got tapped while manipulating the chassis upside down when it was blazing hot. My chassis was missing the steel thermal shield around the tube. All the elements are intact but I can't use it as is. I guess it's rebuild a replacement or try to find a best fit replacement for the glass. In my chassis, the ballast is the rarer 17A4...3030 and almost all of the rebuild plans I've found are for other designs. Part of the adventurous learning curve in this hobby.
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