So I smelt something burning...

[Peter Parker]

Good catch!!! Could've been disastrous... :X

[STREET LIFE R/T]

your attention to detail just saved your car...Good catch.

[plcman]

No regulator just a current limit resistor probably, this won't stop what I am talking about, trust me.

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Sharma
	Thanks for all the responses. I have been contemplating dumping the CCFL Halo's for a while, there seems to be always something wrong with them. I was lucky that nothing else happened. I believe these are the new version also, they came with what appears to be some type of regulator built into the red wire (you can see a little bit of it under the phone in the second picture).

[SublimeDaytona268]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by novawagonmaster
	Does this only happen when the halos are powered on? Do I have to worry about my car burning down while it sleeps, or only when I have the halos on? I wired mine with relays if that makes any difference???

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE
	only when the inverters are powered.. so if there is no power on the red wire when car is off, then no problem.

You should also note that while obviously they wont randomly combust into flames if they arent being used, just because there is no visible fire when you shut the car off doesnt mean that it isnt happening. When this happened to me, I parked the car with everything turned off and walked away from it.... thought nothing of it. Little did I know what was brewing behind that headlight, which eventually turned into a fire that easily could have engulfed my entire car, and resulted in almost $15k worth of damages.

	Quote:			Originally Posted by plcman
	I know what is burning them up!!!! These things are meant to be used in a computer, regulated 12vdc. Our cars do not have that, so eventually the units will catch fire.

Not only that, but these inverters should be nowhere near the engine bay and exposed to such temperatures like they are. You said it yourself that they are designed to be used in a computer where they will pretty much never see the kind of temps and conditions that one can find in an engine bay.

[Dupie24]

Looking for a solution and found this thread. I have had 3 AAC inverters go bad, and the ones that are working at this time are bulging from the inside out just like all the others that have gone bad. They seem to last about 3 months. At least AAC sends new inverters no charge.......

No fires here yet, but I do keep a close eye on them now....