MH canopy heat issues

[ari5736]

I mounted my 150 watt metal halide hanging from two screws drilled into a thin sheet of plywood. The fixture hangs on the screws about 2" below the plywood attached to the canopy but the screws generate so much heat the plywood makes my office smell like a ski shop or sauna. What can I do to cure the situation? Thanks.

 

[ari5736]

bump

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

any better pics b/c i can't understand, do you have any canopy fans??

 

[juiceguy]

metal halide bulbs reach around 400 degrees so make sure you have fans removing that heat from your canopy, also make sure you have adequate spacing from whatever reflector you are using and the wood it is mounted to.

 

[ari5736]

Larger pics are in my gallery I couldn't figure out how to make them larger.

Fixture is hanging about 2 inches from the canopy by screws mounted to a 1/4" piece of wood.

 

[Crazy Mad Corals]

I can't tell by the picture but fans would help MH get very hot don't know what you could put around the screws to help except for air movement.

 

[CrAzY cOrAlS]

i would put at least 5x 4inch fans