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Post by william42 on Apr 24, 2014 23:04:04 GMT -5
I got stuck working all night tonight and when I went to leave I didn't have a headlight light. So I switched to high beams for the trip home and BLINK, that one burned out too.
What I've been noticing the last week or so is that I'm almost hitting the 16 volts red-line on the volt meter gauge. I don't recall it being that high before. My scoot only has 310 miles on it.
So is the high voltage to blame for blowing the bulbs or is just the cheap 12v 35/35W Chinese bulbs, or perhaps some other reason? Anything I can check?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Bill
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Post by jjoshua20213 on Apr 25, 2014 6:00:25 GMT -5
Every time I had bulbs blow it was because my voltage regulator was bad. Paid under $10 and put it on and instantly no blown lights. Its located in the front of the scooter. You unscrew it, unplug it and put the new one on in reverse order. Good luck
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Post by william42 on Apr 26, 2014 8:15:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply Joshua. I did some research on voltage regulators and have a good idea what to look for so I'm about to go do some tests. Being that my scooter is at work, yesterday I started her up and the voltage was hovering around 14 volts at the meter (with the new headlight installed) but then as I was watching the gauge I noticed that my instrument cluster light got really bright and the voltage went way up to 16 volts again. This all happened in about five seconds of starting it. Maybe I just have a bad or loose ground or the wire harness plug is loose or something simple like that. I guess I'll know more in a few hours from now and will post my results if anyone is interested.
If anyone has any more ideas on what to look for I'm all ears...
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Post by doublert on Apr 26, 2014 11:35:03 GMT -5
I got stuck working all night tonight and when I went to leave I didn't have a headlight light. So I switched to high beams for the trip home and BLINK, that one burned out too. What I've been noticing the last week or so is that I'm almost hitting the 16 volts red-line on the volt meter gauge. I don't recall it being that high before. My scoot only has 310 miles on it. So is the high voltage to blame for blowing the bulbs or is just the cheap 12v 35/35W Chinese bulbs, or perhaps some other reason? Anything I can check? Thanks in advance for any input. Bill That has happened to me a few times when my lights went out at night. Guess I need to replace my voltage regulator too. Just keep you a good quality LED flash light with you so you can see on the way home. |
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Post by william42 on Apr 26, 2014 12:46:54 GMT -5
So I'm getting 12 volts at the battery at idle and 18 volts with rpm's. I confirmed that the battery is fully charged. I got to the regulator and the bolts are tight and the plug is in all the way. I didn't see anything else wrong either. Voltage regulator then?
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Post by jjoshua20213 on Apr 27, 2014 21:39:19 GMT -5
Its either that or you have a hidden short some where. I would put my money on the regulator though. Do you ride in rain or any bad weather? What kind of scooter do you have. Also those voltages will kill your battery
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Post by william42 on Apr 28, 2014 6:47:32 GMT -5
2013 BMS Heritage 150cc with 311 miles on it. It has not been riden in the rain and I will not ride it again until this problem is resolved. A new regulator is on it's way.
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