Problem with all on mod

[Dozerboy]

I had a long trip a few months ago and used my Hi/lows for 3/4 hrs on end and the lows quit. Turned the highs off and lows where fine so I switched them on again and 30mins later same thing. They just cut out no flicker or anything. I had 2 leads off my highs because I had Hi/low/fogs before my HIDs. So today I switched the old one from the fogs to the lows and after ~20 mins both my hi/lows where out. I didn't see if the lows went out first or what happen since I was doing other things too.

Any ideas? I removed the jumper for now.

 

[Chevy1925]

Sounds like the diode went bad

 

[Dozerboy]

I just tested them and they are both good. I didn't know you can test them with a Muti Meter.

 

[duramaxsilvy]

its just a continuity test...the red lead provides the volts and the black is the common..maybe you have fuses blown due to hi amp draw? check connections behind the lights? take out the diodes and see if the lights work correct. check for shorts.
i never had a problem with mine. they were on for 5 hours to PA early one morning no issues. then i keep them on during the day..weird.

 

[Dozerboy]

The lights work like normal I have the jumper out now. I will look at the connections, but doubtful since they have been out since the first time I had issues.

Before a week ago I had my HIDs ran off a relay, but the fuse holder started to melt. I have a thread about it. So I pulled the relay out last week and went to the factory wiring to run the HIDs.

I'm wondering if there is some sort of protection build into the system.

 

[Hot COCOAL]

Dozerboy, are you saying you have a seperate set of wires ran for your h.i.d lighting, and the all on diode relay, and your h.i.d set up just switched off, so you put the halogens back in still runing on aftermarket wireset, and now are starting to melt the fuse block? Did i understand all that?

I have ran the all on mod with fogs, and 3 sets of h.i.d lights(2 35w 1 50w) and never had any issues on three differant trucks, i always use the factory wires though, and never thought twice about it cuz the h.i.d's actually draw less amps than the halogens. Which maybe why that aftermarket wire set is getting too hot too, well the fuse from the sounds of it? That is if i am pickin up what ur puttin down...

Maybe just get a new set or two from a cheap h.i.d place and try and run them off the factory wiring, just stay with 35w if you are worried about it, just my thoughts on the matter

 

[Dozerboy]

Sorry I'm working a lot.

Kind of
I was using a relay for my 55w HIDs and they started to cut out when both hi/lows where on. Seeing that the fuse holder was starting to melt on the cheap china relay wiring I removed it and use the factory. Still having the same problem. So I have pulled the diode out.

Maybe I should put the stock lights back in and see what happens.

See I have never used the all on mod that long before. I would usually hit traffic or town, so I'm not sure if I every had a problem before. Now however in 20 mins they cut out.

Early I said both my hi/lows cut out after 20 mins, but the truck wasn't running so I think that was just it protecting itself from killing the battery.