Will cracked condenser lens function correctly ?

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I have dropped my beautiful condenser lens last night 🙁 , it is not totally cracked but there is a little crack at the edge (1 cm)

I have attached its image. So should I get another condenser lens, or should I use this one ? I mean, will it lost any of condensing ability ?

Last question; would it explode because of this crack ?

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
 
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