What causes a headlight connector to melt on a lamp?
The lights are working again, but I’m wondering. Are there other possible explanations of the heating / melting besides a loose connector? Following reasons could melt your connector : Loose connection, this will increase resistance producing much more heat.
What causes a headlight switch to stop working?
Melted headlight switch connectors (and headlight switches) are a very common problem on Ford vehicle’s equipped with this type of headlight switch. This problem will cause the headlights or park lamps to stop working. There’s a very good chance that this is exactly what has happened in your particular Ford vehicle.
Where is the melted connector on a H4 lamp?
When I pulled the bulb I noticed that the connector was slightly melted at the low beam ground terminal (the one between the two parallel side terminals) and that both filaments seemed to be intact. I confirmed that the bulb as good and tightened up the flag connector on the melted terminal.
How to test the Ford headlight switch in Spanish?
You can find this tutorial in Spanish here: Cómo Probar: El Interruptor de las Luces Delanteras (Ford) (at: autotecnico-online.com ). NOTE: The colors of the wires (above) may not be the ones coming out of the headlight switch connector in your particular Ford vehicle but the circuit (pin) descriptions will be the same.
The lights are working again, but I’m wondering. Are there other possible explanations of the heating / melting besides a loose connector? Following reasons could melt your connector : Loose connection, this will increase resistance producing much more heat.
What makes a 55 watt headlight so hot?
Using a bulb with much higher nominal power, people do this most of the time however using a 55watt headlight instead of a 35watt standard usually get tolerated by wiring system but it depends on other parameters. Cheap bulbs with higher resistance than expected, cheap bulbs create more heat, you may measure the bulbs resistance using an ohm meter.
When I pulled the bulb I noticed that the connector was slightly melted at the low beam ground terminal (the one between the two parallel side terminals) and that both filaments seemed to be intact. I confirmed that the bulb as good and tightened up the flag connector on the melted terminal.
Is there a problem with my headlight plugs?
Hello GMTnation I have had an issue with my Headlight Plugs burning up inside the Headlight assembly, I purchased new Headlight assemblies in december and noticed today that the headlight was out on one side again.. took the bulb out and What do you know Light and Pigtail Melted.. Not sure what to do here ..