Ive been running MH on my systems for a long time. After a 3 year hiatus I recently set up my 125 again. During the process I needed to do some maintenance on my halide fixture. It house 3x 250w DE mh bulbs and 2x 150w DE mh bulbs. Theere were 3 ceramic end caps for the 250s that I replaced because the metal connectors were a little coroded or just not looking good. Anyhow I am replacing the bulbs slowly now and I put a new 250 watt bulb in today and it was very rigid trying to snap it in place. In the passed I've never had quite as tough a time almost to the point I was concernes I may bend the little metal connector in the end cap. So my question is simple, is there a lubricant available that can be used to make replacing DE mh bulbs a little smoother ? I know theres a ton of light bulb grease out there but unsure if any is ok to use with MH given the heat they produce. Thanks in advance
-Greg
-Greg