View Single Post
Old 05-04-2013, 09:58 AM   #33
particlewave
Custom User Title Here
 
particlewave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
Posts: 6,164
Garage
FYI: I would not suggest mounting ballasts inside of the headlight enclosure. I did this and one of my ballasts died after only 45 minutes of night driving. I pulled over, popped the headlight out, and removed the back cover to check the ballast. It was so hot that it softened the insulation on the wires.

Mounting them to the back of the cover like the OEM litronics seems like the best way to go. Keeps it all as one single unit and allows air to circulate around the ballast.


EDIT: ballast is ok. It just went into thermal protection. I have since mounted the ballasts to the rear covers like OEM.
__________________
https://youtube.com/@UnwindTimeVintageWatchMuseum

Last edited by particlewave; 05-09-2013 at 05:21 PM.
particlewave is offline   Reply With Quote