how far away from plastic should a 100 watt halogen bulb be?

Question

in order to have no chance of melting the plastic, and to be perfectly safe?

the bulb is a halogen flashlight bulb, it's about a half inch long

the plastic is an OEM bumper light.

Answer 1

these people are dumb. you're obviously not stupid enough to put a halogen lamp in a fog light. therefore, you must have a halogen FOG LIGHT bulb that is 100w. anyway, it should be fine, seeming how it's a fog light bulb. That is what i have in mine.

Answer 2

I can't recommend any set distance but I would think between using your hand or one of those indoor thermometers, you should be able to determine the distance where it won't be exposed to temperatures great enough to cause you a problem.

I have my 300 watt halogen approximately 1' from the wall and it doesn't get hot enough there to melt plastic. But again, your bulb configuration may make a difference. It goes without saying that any plastic directly above would probably not be a good idea unless it was several feet higher than the light.

Answer 3

that depends greatly on what kind of plastic . some of that is made to withstand high temps and others are not and will burn about the same temp as we burn. i don't mean flames for us but for the plastic.
if your not sure then i would say the plastic should be at a distance from the light that results in the temp . being only say 10 degree's hotter then room temp.
also if this light is on a big stand as many are then you have to consider what is near enough that if the lamp fell over or say drapes blew into it there could be a fire.

Answer 4

It may be stated on the bulbs packaging, but a good ''rule of thumb'' would be 12 inches in any direction.

Answer 5

I don't know the exact distance but those bulbs get damn hot. I'd make sure you have plenty of space between

Answer 6

problematic situation. seek over google or bing. it can assist!