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Post by ej132 on Apr 8, 2014 12:31:43 GMT -5
Hello all,
Boy has it been a long winter, ready to start riding again. But I wanna try fixing my lights this year. Since I got my scooter only one headlight has worked. The other one the terminal on the bulb side was melted, after looking for replacement cables and coming up emty I figure Im gonna just go down to the autopoarts store and get me some of their aftermarket lights and wire them up. But my question is how much wattage do I have to work with? My rear tail light and both rear turn signals are converted to leds so that should help a bit but how big (wattage) head lights can I do?
-Thanks
-EJ
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Post by alleyoop on Apr 8, 2014 14:36:16 GMT -5
usually they are 35watts depending on how good your Regulator/Rectifier outs out maybe a 45watt bulb.
Alleyoop
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Post by spandi on Apr 8, 2014 14:46:59 GMT -5
usually they are 35watts depending on how good your Regulator/Rectifier outs out maybe a 45watt bulb. Alleyoop Hey Allyoop, would a better R/R unit help with his power needs? |
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Post by alleyoop on Apr 8, 2014 14:55:45 GMT -5
The best R/R you can ever get is one that PUTS OUT 14.5-14.7, but you will be lucky to buy one that puts that much. Now there is a guy that build them and guarantees optimum output from his R/R, but little more expensive. Alleyoop www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/vregulators.html |
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Post by ej132 on Apr 8, 2014 15:49:39 GMT -5
So my safest bet would be using two 35watt lights or maybe two 45watt lights? With a 45watt setup it would probably be good to do a charging system upgrade too?
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Post by rockynv on Apr 11, 2014 4:05:17 GMT -5
On a 2 bulb setup that depends on if both light at the same time and are dual fillament lamps or if the system is designed for right side alone as low beam and left as high beam. With twin dual filament lamps you usually see 15 to 25 watt bulbs while with twin single fillament lamps its between 35 and 45 watts on a 150cc. On a 250cc with a 450/500 watt charging system you will see twin single fillament 55 watt H7 bulbs with left as low, right as high and both on as passing lights.
That you already had heat issues that would indicate that the wiring for head lamps may be on the minimal side already so to put larger you may need to run a fused wire to the battery and then have the OEM wiring just switch a relay to turn power on and off directly from the battery to each headlamp.
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Post by skuttadawg on Apr 12, 2014 0:43:54 GMT -5
You may can use a 40/45w lo/hi bulb . Replace the running and dash bulbs with LEDs should free up a sip of juice . Too high of wattage like 55 watts can melt the bulb housing and fry the stator . I use a LED for the tail light and seemed like it added a hair more lumens to the headlights . My Magnum has dual 35w that both work at the same time . Some of the newer scoots with two headlights are one at a time as one is hi the other low instead of working as a pair .
My Echarm had a single 35w with two tiny helper lights ( like those used on a Christmas tree ) but it ran off the battery instead of the stator . I love how it stays the same regardless of RPM unlike those powered by the stator dim or brighten up with RPM changes .
My scooter dealer who has a CFMoto Glory replaced his headlights with HIDs but wired it to where lo is always on and hi is switched so that both are on at hi beam instead of switching out . Looks cool but the blue hue blinds me as I hate oncoming cars with them especially in the rain .
If you get a battery that has more amps you may try LED cornering lights powered by the battery via a fused switch . You may need to get a trickle charger to keep the battery charged or upgrade your stator to one with more poles since they put out more watts . I had a Harley behind me with additional lights that were so bright I could right at night by using his lights alone . Scooters do not put out as much wattage compared to almost any motorcycle . You could have a 2nd battery under the seat to power additional lights . A buddy used a riding mower battery to power a radio but had to use a battery charger instead of the stator . Keep the lens clean and use a 99 cent pack of bulb grease from any auto part store to prevent corrosion on the connections . I am told Corrosion X is a good product to use on electrical connections . I also use Scotts Anti-Fog on my headlamp lens , face shield , mirrors and eye glasses from CycleGear as it is so darm humid in SC .
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Post by wilds on Apr 12, 2014 1:22:58 GMT -5
Normaly you only need extra light when you switch to high beam. I replace all dashboard, indicators, brake, number plate lights with led bulbs, that gave me enough power to install two led cree lights which comes on when I switch to high beam.  |
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