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Post by joeorange on Apr 15, 2015 19:56:34 GMT -5
Well, this morning i found out that i had blown my stock regulator on my scooter and it blew my headlights and brake light. so i went up to my local dealer and got a new one he had lying around for $20. so i got home and plugged it in. did the charging test that 90Vert showed on his youtube channel. it wasnt charging, so i took a look here on the forum and saw his regulator wiring thread. ave it a read and tried switching the top 2 pins. plugged it back in, started the scoot, and now its charging. so now i need to get new bulbs, but now im going to replace all the bulbs that are not the headlights with LED's. with the brake light, turnsignal lights and the driving lights all switched to LED's, how much wattage would i have left roughly for the headlights? heres a pic of the front of my scoot.  since my scooter has true dual headlights both with High and Low beams, would it cause too much or a strain on my system to run 2 55/60w xenons? or would i be better off running the 25w HID kit that a local car parts dealer has for $50? Any thoughts? |
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Post by niz76 on Apr 15, 2015 23:10:17 GMT -5
Seems to make the Led stuff work properly ya have to either install some hefty resistors or switch to a led specific relay- which I have a hunch just has the resistors built in?? The tail/brake/and signals are usually DC anyway and the headlight AC so it kinda makes the whole point moot??? tvnacman seems really good at answering questions like this... |
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 16, 2015 9:21:53 GMT -5
The tail light on some does use AC so you may free up a few watts of constant power that way. I think a standard 1157 is something like 7-9W for the tail filament where an LED is prob <1-3W. The others will help your charging system do it's job though. You'll prob save something like 15W with an LED brake light bulb vs an 1157. The turn signals shouldn't use much power unless you turn a lot. I use an LED flasher with 2 prongs and a ground wire. Never had any luck with a 2 prong flasher and LEDs, even when claimed to work with them.
Most scoots will support more watts than they come with stock for the headlight. I've got a 65W Silverstar in my TaoTao now. It may melt the headlight housing, but it lights up quite well. Even going up to 45-50W from stock 18-35W is usually a nice improvement.
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Post by joeorange on Apr 16, 2015 13:10:27 GMT -5
okay, thanks. i got the LED brake light and driving lights. it turns out that my brake, turn signals and driving lights are all DC, my headlights are the only thing AC. i think its because my bike was originally DC powered. and since i converted the CDI to AC, my battery seems to work and charge better. i ended up getting a set of 60W Xenon's for my headlights, they had a euro spec set on in my local Canadian tire for $20, so i put them in. they really bright things up, an even with them on high beams my engine doesnt seem to loose power. as for heat, there doesnt seem to be too much. i took the scoot for a ride with high beams on and checked them, they still werent too hot, the plastic housing wasnt warm. the lenses were a little warm, but not enough to warp them or anything.
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Post by humanshield on Apr 16, 2015 14:52:52 GMT -5
Wow what a great resource this is! Glad Brent's videos and forum have helped you so much.  |
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Post by joeorange on Apr 16, 2015 15:10:18 GMT -5
Wow what a great resource this is! Glad Brent's videos and forum have helped you so much. I completely agree with you there. I have found out so much about the scooter world In such a short amount of time. And 90gtverts how to thread and indept videos have been very informative. |
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Post by tvnacman on Apr 16, 2015 17:06:08 GMT -5
sorry I'm a little late to the party. keep an eye on the operating voltages both ac and dc. Things get out of range real fast then things things start to burnout.
John
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 17, 2015 12:15:27 GMT -5
My 65W seems fine for normal riding. I let it run for a long time revved up sitting still to test it and that's when mine started melting stuff. I doubt most people will sit for 15 minutes revving the engine up the whole time. I did it strictly in the name of science. lol
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Post by tvnacman on Apr 17, 2015 14:43:19 GMT -5
My 65W seems fine for normal riding. I let it run for a long time revved up sitting still to test it and that's when mine started melting stuff. I doubt most people will sit for 15 minutes revving the engine up the whole time. I did it strictly in the name of science. lol no air going across the lens could be part of why it burned. John |
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 17, 2015 14:55:37 GMT -5
Right, but after hearing it would almost definitely melt I had to see it for myself and find out just what it would take. That said, others have melted them while riding. I did it years ago on a small bike, but the housing was so small the bulb was practically touching the lens. I plan to keep the 65W in there this summer unless it catches fire, so we'll see if it makes it through 90-100 degree days.
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Post by tvnacman on Apr 17, 2015 15:03:31 GMT -5
Sounds like a sacrifice.
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Post by joeorange on Apr 24, 2015 15:32:37 GMT -5
I found out that using the two55/65w bulbs isn't that great at night. The low beams are bright enough, but the high beams are really lacking. I thought since I freed up some wattage from my electrical system with the less I'd have more power for the headlights, turns out that's not the case. So I'm going to see if I can't find some of the 35w stock bulbs and see I'd they are any better. I may also try the 25w HID set that my auto parts dealer sells. I know I have to hookup the ballast to DC power. But I wonder if they will be any better. Course I may just stick with stock headlight bulbs and be done with it.
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