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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SveinB" data-source="post: 1545335" data-attributes="member: 5182">Some really nice photos and moths here now, fun to see! Also, I find it the topic about bulbs and rain interesting. With MV bulbs I usually have no problems with bulbs cracking in the rain. But this summer I made a trap with the 125w bulb standing, and with no shelter over it. In this trap the bulb cracked every second night with heavy rain. I had this happening 3 times before I made a change to the trap, to have the bulb hanging upside down After that I havent had any trouble at all, despite LOTS of heavy rain. This is also what I have heard from others here in Norway, and this seems to be a problem that shows up most frequently with 125w bulbs- for some reason. I have heard that 80w bulbs stand rain better, and from my own experience I know that 250w and 400w stands rain very well, no matter if they are placed standing or hanging. This has been a great summer for testing this...and to improve the traps to hold out lots of heavy rain...Svein B</blockquote>