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Old 04-17-2017, 04:37 AM   #1
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possible fire hazard lighting outlaw etc.

during the process of changing to led bulbs, my 2013 outlaw has a sconce ( just got it in march) lighting fixture , it has a plastic white tube inside the glass that defuses the light, the older bulb had started to melt this plastic tube.

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Old 04-17-2017, 12:41 PM   #2
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My Hurricane (2014) has a double pancake light installed vertically just behind passengers seat... As I use that seat for our seasonal trips as an 'office - the light got a lot of use. It definately doesn't vent properly in that orientation - and started to melt/discolor the clean plastic lens.
Definitely cooler on LED now.

Heat certainly not good - but long way from melting to ignition...
Some examples:

Melting points and ignition temperatures

Plastic
Melting Point
Range
Ignition Temperature
ABS
88°-125°
416°
Acrylics
91°-125°
560°
Cellulosics
49°-121°
475°-540°
Nylons
160°-275°
424°-532°
Polycarbonate
140°-150°
580°
Polyesters
220°-268°
432°-488°
Polyethylene ld
107°-124°
349°
Polyethylene hd
122°-137°
349°
Polypropylene
158°-168°
570°
Polystyrene
100°-120°
488°-496°
Polyurethanes
85°-121°
416°
PTFE
327°
530°
P.vinylideneclor
212°
454°
PVC
75°-110°
435°-557°
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Old 04-17-2017, 12:48 PM   #3
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Well... that table looked a lot better in the posting window... lol
for each - first line is melting temp, second is ignition...
Temps may be in Celcius - but real point is the difference between melting and ignition.
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