hi I'm replacing the headlight
Unknowingly the wires were in REVERSE position, so HID didn't come on and the fuse (15A) was blown.
Have I done any damage to the car, wires or HID ?
thanks
2004 TSX
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The HID may be TOASTED, since it's (probably) a transistorized module. You need to own a basic digital multimeter ($25), and practice using it on all kinds of things, to learn its functions (like polarity).
'Curly'
Actually the HID comes back on after I corrected it
Fortunately, most DC electronics that uses external power usually has some sort of input protection... series blocking diode, shunt clamp diode, or a bridge input configuration. Apparently this has the shunt diode at least.
Mike
"Michael Pardee" wrote in news:9KmdnRU9fb_2lTbYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@sedona.net:
You guys may not know this, but the OP has also independently posted this same question to rec.autos.tech (naughty!), and has received some replies there.
they know, but no one cares xcept *you*
it's all one big happy Interweb
"rumpole" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
So you don't care if the best nuggets of wisdom in a thread remain unknown to you just because you didn't know the thread was active elsewhere?
No, I don't, I don't even try to care.....I got google ;)
it's the INTERNET, the FACT of the reality is that there is wisdom/stupidity ALL OVER and one just can not even presume to be able to know/get even a tiny %
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