Ok so i got a shipment of digital 55w 5000k hid!!.....i was so anxious to try them out that i plugged everything together and tried using the power from my power outlet!!!!....:thumbsdow i created a short circuit and now i dont know if the wires work!!! is there any way of me testing them out???

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/thekid1091989/ATT00001.jpg

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u can get a device from an auto shop or hardware store that will tap into a wire to show if the wire is live. a little bulb will light up if the wire is live.

u can get a device from an auto shop or hardware store that will tap into a wire to show if the wire is live. a little bulb will light up if the wire is live.

Good advice. :thmsup: Better than making fun of OP's mistake. We've ALL made some mistakes in our lives. Live and learn.

woah what your power outlet?

thanks but is there any way of me testing everything plugged in to c if everything including the ballast works?? w/o connecting it to my car jus to test it??

Good advice. :thmsup: Better than making fun of OP's mistake. We've ALL made some mistakes in our lives. Live and learn.

Please.. Captain Planet, forgive me sir for i mean no harm :notworthy :notworthy

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woah what your power outlet?

yea im kind of a noob and i though it would work and found out it didnt!!
im just worried when i send them in for retrofitting they wont work so i wanna test everything and make sure it all works!

yea i wouldnt think it would work since the wattage in your outlet should be too strong.

yea i wouldnt think it would work since the wattage in your outlet should be too strong.

exactly so how can i find out?

Ok so i got a shipment of digital 55w 5000k hid!!.....i was so anxious to try them out that i plugged everything together and tried using the power from my power outlet!!!!....:thumbsdow i created a short circuit and now i dont know if the wires work!!! is there any way of me testing them out???

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/thekid1091989/ATT00001.jpg

Stick it in one more time it will work!

You probably screwed your hid's up already. If you want to know, your outlet = AC current.

your hid's require DC current which is what the car's battery produces. So if you think about it REALLLLLY REALLLLY hard, you can connect the wires to your cars battery to see if it works rather than sticking it into your outlet.

yea im kind of a noob and i though it would work and found out it didnt!!
im just worried when i send them in for retrofitting they wont work so i wanna test everything and make sure it all works!
Retrofitting what? the kit? :dunno:

Retrofitting what? the kit? :dunno:

no my headlights into tsx projectors

heres a little FYI since your kinda of a "noob", dont touch the bulbs.. the oils from your hands will ruin them so be delicate when messing with them

Just to make sure it wasn't the HID kit that is to blame, try sticking two paperclips into the outlet with both hands. That will determine whether or not the outlet is working properly.

.[/QUOTE]You probably screwed your hid's up already. If you want to know, your outlet = AC current.

your hid's require DC current which is what the car's battery produces. So if you think about it REALLLLLY REALLLLY hard, you can connect the wires to your cars battery to see if it works rather than sticking it into your outlet.[/QUOTE]

so connect the white clable to the positive and black with negative??

Just to make sure it wasn't the HID kit that is to blame, try sticking two paperclips into the outlet with both hands. That will determine whether or not the outlet is working properly.

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no my headlights into tsx projectors
and your using a PnP kit?

AccordEXxx, the power outlet does not provide AC current. The center pin is 12V DC and the outer metal sleeve is chassis ground.

dakid1091989, I presume that you touched the burnt male spade lug to the center pin and the outer metal sleeve, shorting the 12V DC to ground.
If you used the Front Accessory Power Socket you probably blew Fuse No. 23 (15A) in the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box; or if you used the Console Accessory Power Socket you probably blew Fuse No. 12 (15A) in the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box.

Get a test light, or but an electrical meter. They are cheap, and you can test for voltage, verify if fuses are blown, etc.

AccordEXxx, the power outlet does not provide AC current. The center pin is 12V DC and the outer metal sleeve is chassis ground.


Thought he meant his house plug outlet.

well i know have a solution to my problems!!:banana:
after trying it out the right way (with my car battery)
the cables survived:thmsup:
but the ballast fried:thumbsdow
therefore i jus need to get a new ballast!:nuts:

OP,

Did you really stick in those contacts in your picture into the wall receptacle????

Well, if you did, then your ballast is most likely toast........

Unless you mean you tried to use the cigaratte lighter?

OP,

Did you really stick in those contacts in your picture into the wall receptacle????

Well, if you did, then your ballast is most likely toast........

Unless you mean you tried to use the cigaratte lighter?

no i did my wall outlet not cigarette lighter!!!:thumbsdow

yea if you use a test light it while you have power going to it, it will show if you have a short or not by the light glowing