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Post by johnt on Mar 29, 2015 12:51:35 GMT -5
I inherited a 2010 Roketa MC-98A-50 scooter about 2 years ago. When I got the scooter the headlight was not working. Shortly after that I replaced the headlight bulb and it blew both elements in a very short time. Removed the burned out bulb recently and probed the headlight plug and found that I was getting about 12 volts ac on my multimeter. Tried a different regulator and came out with the same results. Tried the new bulb and seemed to work ok but why am I getting ac instead of dc voltage at my headlight plug? Can I use one of the new led bulbs on my scooter? Almost all of my riding is done in the daytime but do believe the headlight working would be a good safety idea. Thanks for any help anyone can give me.. |
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Post by hillbillybob on Mar 29, 2015 17:30:27 GMT -5
A lot, if not most of our scooters have AC powered head and tail lights. Brake and turn signals are DC. As far as converting to LED headlight, I know some bulbs will operate on both, and others state DC only, and if operated on AC, bulb will fail. So if you can find one that fits, and works on both, you should be ok.
I have a LED stop/tail light bulb in mine. I know it operates on both currents, engine needs to be running to light the tail light, and at idle it pulsates.....stop light will come on as long as ignition switch is on, engine doesn't need to be running. I converted to this LED bulb almost 3 years ago, still works just fine.
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