Strange Burning smell

[sen5241b]

I came home last night after being away for the weekend and there was an acrid smell like burning plastic but it was NOT a strong smell. I looked at my complex of power cables and surge protectors but did not feel anything warm. Anyone had something like this happen? I may have to take everything apart for inspection.

 

[daugherty]

what kind of lights do you have. on my pc's one of them came loose at the endcap and was arching and melted the end of the bulb and the endcap.

 

[sen5241b]

what kind of lights do you have. on my pc's one of them came loose at the endcap and was arching and melted the end of the bulb and the endcap.

Good suggestion, I'll check the bulbs.

 

[daugherty]

smell around that smell will linger from the source for a while.

 

[dustin_P74]

check your heater, if it comes outta the water and then goes back in while out it will crack and smell like burning plastic

 

[yote]

Check everything.Not just this item or that item.Unplug and check every power head,pump,heater,the whole 9 yards.The recheck untill you know for a fact where the smells coming from.

 

[SSalty]

Are you 100% sure it is comming from the tank?

 

[sen5241b]

Its coming from the cabinet where all power cables are. Its pretty faint but its there.

 

[daugherty]

smell every outlet on the surge protecters and the wall dont let it go until you find it if you have remote balasts smell them.

 

[Piggy]

Let us know what you if you find out what it is.