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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 22, 2013 10:40:12 GMT -5
My head lights not working  If I flip switch, I have high beams and my flicker on the side works, but no low beam  had light switch apart and sprayed with contact cleaner and if you work the rocker switch many times lights will come on. My scooter is setup when I start my scooter lights comes on. had lights before starting out for work, got to work, notice no light again. where do I go from here  Attachments:
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 22, 2013 10:42:24 GMT -5
Here is my light switch opened up. Attachments:
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Post by larry001964 on Jul 22, 2013 11:26:36 GMT -5
Hi richardthescooter1
Most scooter headlight bulbs have two filaments in them, One is high beam and the other is low, if you have hi but not low, it's possible the bulb is partially blown... Also if you have a two bulb system, when one bulb blows like this, more power is sent to the other and can cause premature failure.. Ive had it happen, i would replace the bulbs with new ones.... Also since most of us tend to use the low beams more than high beams. Low beams tend to blow before High.
Hope it helps
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Post by jerseyboy on Jul 22, 2013 11:33:08 GMT -5
If the lights come on when you work the switch many times I suspect the switch is worn/bad.Try to by pass the switch and just jump out the wires,,if it comes on you need a $5 switch.
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Post by larry001964 on Jul 22, 2013 11:51:06 GMT -5
A simple multi meter would confirm whats wrong.... I should also point out that if your regulator loses it's ground it will not be able to dump the excess power to the frame, this too will cause your lights to blow,, and since we use low beams more than hi, they will be the first to blow..
and multi meter set on ac will confirm if you have power going to the bulbs,, and will tell you if it's the switch or something else... I'm a firm believer that finding out the nature of the failure is better than just throwing parts at it... I would find an ohms meter and confirm what's wrong... Good Luck
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 22, 2013 11:53:22 GMT -5
Do you think it would be worth tracking down and other end of the 9 pin plug in to check out?
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Post by DaveC on Jul 22, 2013 12:23:37 GMT -5
.... Also since most of us tend to use the low beams more than high beams. Low beams tend to blow before High. When I rode motorcycles, the question was 'is it better to use hi beams or low beams during the day?" I used Hi beams, so I could be seen, and still not blind the driver of the vehicle coming at me. At nite, yea, low beams. I also had a modulator on the headlight. It flashed repeatedly to alert the oncoming car to your presence. OK, back to the matter at hand. |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 22, 2013 12:50:06 GMT -5
Thanks Davec, I need to get them fix, soon I'm going to be driving at night  larry001964, on my pic where would I test that to see if there is power going to the low beams, (I know their not blown, they do come on if I work them, but they don't stay on BTW, I have a meter. |
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Post by jerseyboy on Jul 22, 2013 17:00:24 GMT -5
[replyingto=richardthescooter1]richardthescooter1[/replyingto]If they come on when you work/wiggle the switch then its bad,,my hi-low beam switch was that way,,the lights would go on/off for no reason,,then when I played with switch I could get them to stay on...replaced switch all is well...did you try to by pass the switch yet like I said by jumping out the wires going in??? |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 23, 2013 6:35:27 GMT -5
No, not sure where to place wire.
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Post by rockynv on Jul 23, 2013 20:01:08 GMT -5
No, not sure where to place wire. At the bulb socket is where I start and with the bulb itself. You need to have a spare on hand anyway so if putting the spare bulb in resolves things then you have saved yourself some grief. Even when the bulb is defective the chatter of turning the switch on and off in rapid succesion can be enough to rattle a broken filament into making temporary contact and flash on and off. Sometimes the filament will fuse for a while and fool you into thinking it wasn't the bulb after all however it will eventually fail again and potentially keep you guessing. |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 24, 2013 6:56:32 GMT -5
Hi rockynv, but both lights aren't working?
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Post by larry001964 on Jul 24, 2013 8:55:57 GMT -5
Hi rockynv, but both lights aren't working? Thank you Rock, he all but ignored me.... |
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Post by rockynv on Jul 24, 2013 10:14:32 GMT -5
Hi rockynv, but both lights aren't working? I believe Larry already addressed that in his first reply. Anyways wherever you start you have to follow the power to the point of failure. If you have power to the sockets then it is faulty sockets or bad bulbs if you have power comming out of the switch and it is not getting to the sockets then it is a loose connector or broken wire between the switch and the sockets, it could even be a weak or loose connector going into or just coming out of the switch or yes a bad switch. You have to start playing Dick Tracy now and choose a starting point to methodically chase it down from. |
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Jul 24, 2013 11:25:42 GMT -5
Thanks rockynv, not too good a eletric stuff, but now is the time to learn.
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If I flip switch, I have high beams and my flicker on the side works, but no low beam 
