BEWARE OF LED LIGHTS

[donald/tri-again]

thought led lights would be the miracle cure for all the running light misery over the years. well mine went bad and started to burn up its plastic encapsulationa and lense, flaming before circuit breaker tripped. nowhere due they warn you to downsize fuse on a circuit when using these. and usually go buy what size wires a circuit is running when picking breaker. so better down size your fuses if you are using any led lights aboard. and god forbid you have a 110volt work light of leds and you leave that on in the workshop!!!!!!

[WAHOONBOX]

thought led lights would be the miracle cure for all the running light misery over the years. well mine went bad and started to burn up its plastic encapsulationa and lense, flaming before circuit breaker tripped. nowhere due they warn you to downsize fuse on a circuit when using these. and usually go buy what size wires a circuit is running when picking breaker. so better down size your fuses if you are using any led lights aboard. and god forbid you have a 110volt work light of leds and you leave that on in the workshop!!!!!!

LET'S TRI THIS AGAIN..........NOW YOU KNOW I DON'T ALLOW SUCH LANGUAGE IN MY WORLD

[Sea Draggin]

Did you take pictures?

[LuckyLady]

What type and style LED lights? There are lots of them for different applications.

[Wasabi]

Golly ! I almost can't believe this. How many forums have you put this on?

Just read a total bs thread on another forum started by you titled "Urgent ! Beware of of LED lights".

The final outcome was there isn't a damn thing wrong with LED lights except your electrical skills, When this was pointed out to you by people who did have electrical skills, you called them names and now have apparently landed over here???????

[donald/tri-again]

putting the warning out before someone has real fire. if you took time to read the other thread properly they were installed properly by me and many others that have same issues, only some smart asses like you who dont like someone warning others of a potentail problem jump in and try and make the poster out to be an ass like you. abyc standards were met the circuit breakers on mine and the other guys were proper for the circuit. ... cbreaker protects hidden wiring not the device. if device needs protecting it comes with a fuse like your radio , stereo etc. look at it like your 110 volt wall outlet you got your computer plugged into . the circuit breakers are sized to the wires going to and from the outlet not what you got plugged into it.the led situation is like someone piling on undersized extension cord going to a space heater with the cord running under a rug. the xcord overheats and starts the house fire. until the ext cord shorts out the cbreaker for the outlet doesnt blow. when the limiting resistor in the led circuit fails that board overheats, need a fuse right there. or downsize the whole circuit. and that was what was posred downsize your fuses because the products dont tell you too. in a reply from the cg about possible fire hazards they replied any device with circuitry shall be fused at its connecting pointto the circuit.leds have circuitry diodes and resistors.

[Wasabi]

Oh sorry. You must be right. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE !! OH MY GOD< OH MY GOD< OH MY GOD>

Quick, got to get out to my truck before the LED's catch fire ! Oh my god !!!

ALL LEDS ARE BAD - BEWARE - ALL LEDS ARE BAD

After reading this and your post on the "other site" you need a keeper !

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

and do the rest of the world a favor - Get someone else to do your installations

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

Actually you should read that other thread again. Most of it was laughing at you !

OH MY GOD - LEDS - BEWARE !

[LuckyLady]

Oh sorry. You must be right. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE !! OH MY GOD< OH MY GOD< OH MY GOD>

Quick, got to get out to my truck before the LED's catch fire ! Oh my god !!!

ALL LEDS ARE BAD - BEWARE - ALL LEDS ARE BAD

After reading this and your post on the "other site" you need a keeper !

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

and do the rest of the world a favor - Get someone else to do your installations

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

Actually you should read that other thread again. Most of it was laughing at you !

OH MY GOD - LEDS - BEWARE !

Good thing I was looking for an answer to my question and I do not feel like going to the other site .

Isn't that what people do here, Give and take advice???

Just because you may not want to know does not mean we do not and if his post helps someone avoid the same dangerous problem then let the man speak!

[Deep C]

Ummm... I'm sorry... I thought I signed on to Sportfishermen.com... Lets keep it civil gang...

[Sea Draggin]

putting the warning out before someone has real fire. if you took time to read the other thread properly they were installed properly by me and many others that have same issues, only some smart asses like you who dont like someone warning others of a potentail problem jump in and try and make the poster out to be an ass like you. abyc standards were met the circuit breakers on mine and the other guys were proper for the circuit. ... cbreaker protects hidden wiring not the device. if device needs protecting it comes with a fuse like your radio , stereo etc. look at it like your 110 volt wall outlet you got your computer plugged into . the circuit breakers are sized to the wires going to and from the outlet not what you got plugged into it.the led situation is like someone piling on undersized extension cord going to a space heater with the cord running under a rug. the xcord overheats and starts the house fire. until the ext cord shorts out the cbreaker for the outlet doesnt blow. when the limiting resistor in the led circuit fails that board overheats, need a fuse right there. or downsize the whole circuit. and that was what was posred downsize your fuses because the products dont tell you too. in a reply from the cg about possible fire hazards they replied any device with circuitry shall be fused at its connecting pointto the circuit.leds have circuitry diodes and resistors.

GlenW, will you please read this and interpret it for us in Redneck-ezz. I can't understand without pictures or video.