What kind of heat do these bulbs put out? What happens if a fan malfunctions will it cause a fire? Also do the ballast just plug into the stock harnes?
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They put out a little less heat than standard lights of the same wattage. I would think that the worst that would happen if the fan failed would be failure of the led. Yes they do plug into the stock harness.
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Way less heat than a stock bulb, as for the fan failure i think radio shack might carry one for a replacement. As long as the heatsink is there to dissipate the heat it should be fine. Yes plugs to stock harness. You can apply a small amount of Dielectric grease to contacts of the plug.
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I is indeed a fire hazard and although I loved the esthetics of it, I highly recommend you not get it. The ballast was fried within a few days of installation. I procrastinated in getting bulbs...which is what I thought was wrong...and 3 months later, when I finally ordered them, my husband replaced all bulbs and decided to take the box apart because we still had no light. This is when he was shocked and thankful our house had not caught on fire! I could not return it anymore because it was past the "return period"...oh well...at least it as not my house that burnt down. DON'T BUY IT. I is indeed a fire hazard and although I loved the esthetics of it, I highly recommend you not get it. The ballast was fried within a few days of installation. I procrastinated in getting bulbs...which is what I thought was wrong...and 3 months later, when I finally ordered them, my husband replaced all bulbs and decided to take the box apart because we still had no light. This is when he was shocked and thankful our house had not caught on fire! I could not return it anymore because it was past the "return period"...oh well...at least it as not my house that burnt down. DON'T BUY... » Read More I is indeed a fire hazard and although I loved the esthetics of it, I highly recommend you not get it. The ballast was fried within a few days of installation. I procrastinated in getting bulbs...which is what I thought was wrong...and 3 months later, when I finally ordered them, my husband replaced all bulbs and decided to take the box apart because we still had no light. This is when he was shocked and thankful our house had not caught on fire! I could not return it anymore because it was past the "return period"...oh well...at least it as not my house that burnt down. DON'T BUY IT. « Show Less
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They worked just fine in my stock ballast and ic think those are regularly 35w Cuz 55w is high beams but if you have a after market ballast it'll work fine if the ballast was 55w to my understanding I could bec wrong but it'll just last a Lil bit less longer than usual no fires or n e thing
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I'm just a homeowner and not an expert. It sounds though like you're concerned about heat build-up from the bulb. It's my understanding that these bulbs create negligible heat. and a cut-out would be more than enough.
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I used them for a ceiling fan and every time I put a larger wattage than 40 the bulb would come on and then go out. I am not an electrician but I think the new fan had some sort of protection in it.
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I haven't had that happen to me. My regular bulbs would run so hot they were burning my covers. These bulbs can stay on for a while and the cover isn't even warm.
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Housing is likely too small and can't accommodate. I did LED fogs that were 6000k to match the color. Brand is xenon depot and I got them from kbcarstuff.com. No ballast or anything like that to install. Just a bulb. Better in my opinion for the fogs. HID in the fogs would be crazy bright almost blinding.
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I used these in my kitchen paddle fan to maximize the light output. The shade is open on top so heat build up wasn't a problem. If you are using them to replace an incandescent bulb they should be fine. All incandescents create more heat then fluorescents so that would represent a heat reduction. If you are using them to replace a smaller fluorescent bulb in a tight enclosed fixture, logically a larger (more watts) creates more heat then a smaller one so its more conceivable that it could create more heat then the fixture could handle. A fixture with a real ceramic socket is more tolerant of higher heat. You might want to buy one bulb and see. I used these in my kitchen paddle fan to maximize the light output. The shade is open on top so heat build up wasn't a problem. If you are using them to replace an incandescent bulb they should be fine. All incandescents create more heat then fluorescents so that would represent a heat reduction. If you are using them to replace a smaller fluorescent bulb in a tight enclosed fixture, logically a larger (more watts) creates more heat then a smaller one so its more conceivable that it could create more heat then the fixture could handle. A fixture with a real ceramic socket is more tolerant... » Read More I used these in my kitchen paddle fan to maximize the light output. The shade is open on top so heat build up wasn't a problem. If you are using them to replace an incandescent bulb they should be fine. All incandescents create more heat then fluorescents so that would represent a heat reduction. If you are using them to replace a smaller fluorescent bulb in a tight enclosed fixture, logically a larger (more watts) creates more heat then a smaller one so its more conceivable that it could create more heat then the fixture could handle. A fixture with a real ceramic socket is more tolerant of higher heat. You might want to buy one bulb and see. « Show Less
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ballast is bypassed, would not work. I'd suggest labels for hot and neutral too.
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U don't need ballast on this one. But it gets hot.... Look for slave flash and its almost the same but u need a slave transmitter/receiver
252125
They are LEDs so you shouldn't have a problem. I didn't notice them getting all that hot. Granted, I haven't left them on for hours at a time and then tested.
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Make sure you get a good quality ballast set! Cheap ballasts aren't worth it. I bought a cheap $20 eBay kit and one ballast died and fried the bulb within a year. Both the bulbs weren't operating 100% either. Kensun seems to be the go-to brand. You do get your money worth. Make sure they are warrantied for at least 3 years.
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I don't have them in lamps that are very tight around the fan, but I have noticed an intermittent fan noise in one of the 150W bulbs I purchased that goes in a lamp that has a glass hemisphere that acts like a megaphone. I'm not sure if it's at a resonant frequency, or just a random issue in one of them. The base can get very warm (I just put my hand on one that's been going for an hour and a half overhead), but not too hot to touch. I'm not sure how hot is too hot, though PacLights may have more information.
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1. May cause fire if there are 2 PCs simple incandescent lamps which are supplied.2. Gets very warm protection of light bulbs 40w3. I put led bulbs 110v/40w - 2 Pсs.4. Now the led bulbs work very well. Protection is not heated. The fan is very quiet. Everything is fine.
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I've installed a dozen of these in 4" recessed Halo-brand fixtures with trim (H99 is the Halo Model number). There have been no overheating problems (the fixtures have a heat sensor and turn off if they overheat). I think the LED bulbs don't get nearly as hot as Halogen bulbs.
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Unfortunately I have had no problem with my HID ballast. Try contacting the manufactor.
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I don't think you should use heat emitters with this lamp fixture, cause of the heat output would be to great and definitely started a fire.