Do HID's go bad if it blinks???, My HID's also blink when I arm my alarm. Options

[str8thugginit4ya]

Hey guys, was just wondering; I hooked up some HID's on my fog lights and the only thing I am worried about is when I arm my car, the HID's blink as well as the parking lights. I was just wondering if the HID ballast or even the bulb will go bad if this continues to happen. I know that HID's happen to take around 5-10 seconds to warm up, but will it cause any damage if this happens daily? Please help me out, I wll greatly appreciate any help.



Thanks, Ryan

[Culpable04]

if they blink for an extended period of time, or you do this often, they'll go bad, because during startup the ballast is working harder and gets hot, ballast don't like high temperatures, so the exposure to this startup time for a long period of time will eventually burn the ballast, also make sure the ballast is not installed on a clogged area ( like on our driver side ) some people stick the ballast between the battery and other accessories not leaving enough space clear for the ballast to radiate heat.

[str8thugginit4ya]

if they blink for an extended period of time, or you do this often, they'll go bad, because during startup the ballast is working harder and gets hot, ballast don't like high temperatures, so the exposure to this startup time for a long period of time will eventually burn the ballast, also make sure the ballast is not installed on a clogged area ( like on our driver side ) some people stick the ballast between the battery and other accessories not leaving enough space clear for the ballast to radiate heat.

They don't really blink for an extended period of time; it's only when I arm and disarm my car. For example, when I arm my car it blinks twice, and when I disarm my car it blink once. But this happens atleast once a day, because my car is a daily driver. I don't suppose that would be an extended period of time, unless of course you mean I do it once a day for a long time? I just really wanted to know if this will cause a problem for me in the long run. I would think that blinking an HID wouldn't be TOO bad for the bulb and ballast, but I was just thinking to myself.