It's so hard not to be touching stuff all the time I agree ! Oils in your skin . I have a Chinese made cheapie 14k in right now on a magnetic ballast . I have a hqi I just got but need to change the plugs and figure ill wait a little bit . I have two new radiums one wasn't reliable it fired just not every day every third day it wouldn't come on . The second radium I have is also new but pink ! I'm assuming there shipping there bulbs to china now as well because if you look closely at the two the one that is pink is of less quality . Now I'm on the search for a good brand 20k that isn't going to be pink in a month or two .