laika
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Last year I replaced all the festoon bulbs in my cabin aquasignal dome lights with LED festoon bulbs. I took the lights down as part of my refit but have just been putting them back and notice that the plastic underneath the bulb holders is melted and mis-shapen underneath the LEDs. The only light that isn't melted is the one that I haven't replaced the old 10w incandescents in. The burning seems worst underneath a sticky outy cylindrical component which I'm guessing is an inductor.
Is this common? I thought LEDs weren't supposed to get that hot. If it is a common problem, perhaps anyone else who's done the same replacement should check their fittings in case there's a fire hazard there.
Is this common? I thought LEDs weren't supposed to get that hot. If it is a common problem, perhaps anyone else who's done the same replacement should check their fittings in case there's a fire hazard there.