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Re: Lighting resistor
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:21 pm
by Trafficjamz
johnny248 wrote:I didn't know the headlamp was on AC ? I didn't even know a 12v light bulb work on AC.
The diagram shows the headlamp, bystarter, and meter lights running on the same circuit, so they are all on AC?
And the brake lamps and turn signals are on battery DC voltage.
After looking at the manual again, it does in deed say when checking the headlamp measure on AC 12.1 - 13.6
Ive never experienced a lighting system that isn't on a 12V DC system.
The battery and DC charging system can't keep up with a 25w bulb if it was running directly off of the battery?
Yes the headlamp cluster light and bystarter are all AC
Re: Lighting resistor
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:29 pm
by Trafficjamz
my Race bike has no battery and no rectifier....still has lights.
Re: Lighting resistor
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:33 pm
by johnny248
Trafficjamz wrote:johnny248 wrote:I didn't know the headlamp was on AC ? I didn't even know a 12v light bulb work on AC.
The diagram shows the headlamp, bystarter, and meter lights running on the same circuit, so they are all on AC?
And the brake lamps and turn signals are on battery DC voltage.
After looking at the manual again, it does in deed say when checking the headlamp measure on AC 12.1 - 13.6
Ive never experienced a lighting system that isn't on a 12V DC system.
The battery and DC charging system can't keep up with a 25w bulb if it was running directly off of the battery?
Yes the headlamp cluster light and bystarter are all AC
I just edited that post with a diagram of what I have going on right now.
Re: Lighting resistor
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:42 pm
by Trafficjamz
A HID setup can not be run from the AC side like the stock light.
Switching the tail/brake lights to LED's may help reduced the extra stress to the charging system.
This pic is the HID on the ammmeter (a spike to 7.93A then slowly settles at 3.62A
Check out this Link for more info on changing the stock lighting.
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewto ... =1&t=12747
Re: Lighting resistor
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:53 am
by johnny248
I have a 15w hid in there that settles to a little over 2amps. Do you know if an LED headlamp will run on the AC side?