113 lit

This is one of the 2 AEL 113's I got lit with a clear Philips 175w ED28 Lifeguard. The original lamps that came with these (a no-name /DX that is completely dead and won't even start on a pulse start ballast, and a very worn GE 175w that still works but only on a metal halide ballast. It is about as bright as a 100w merc when lit) are bad and so I had to use one I had laying around. Since the refractor is acrylic, I didn't run it for very long since I didn't want to melt it. The patterns on the refractor are pretty cool, and they look awesome with a clear lamp. If I were to install one of these, would it be a bad idea to use a clear lamp with an acrylic refractor? I don't want to ruin the refractor by using a clear lamp.