Headlight relay?

Kikwear · Post by **Kikwear** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:50 pm

I haven't played with it yet but has anyone tried this? I suppose it would be beneficial to measure the output at the headlight socket but I'm not home right now, just theorizing. Run a wire from the battery and use the old headlight wire to active the relay to put 12V to the headlight. Yay? Nay?

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:02 pm

and what would be the point of doing this? i have a feeling ur bat would always be dead going this route.

Kikwear · Post by **Kikwear** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:02 pm

Point would be to increase voltage to the headlight thus producing more light output. I don't believe that this would kill the battery as the light is only on when the scooter engine is running and thus charging the battery. I suppose you could even run the lead off the alternator output if you wanted.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:16 pm

the problem is the scoot doesnt charge much when idleing. thus could kill the batt.

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:30 pm

Yes, you could do that. You could also just run a heavier wire within the harness. Check your voltage at the headlight to determine the "voltage drop" from the battery to the headlamp. If it's down in the 10V range you're losing a lot to wire resistance.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:51 pm

vette76 wrote:and what would be the point of doing this? i have a feeling ur bat would always be dead going this route.

werd. it would make it harder to recharge. just leave it the way it is.

darat · Post by **darat** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:46 pm

i was thinking about putting a Hyper white in my spree. would this kill my batt

Post by **noiseguy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:56 pm

How would you add the bulb, are you going to get an aftermarket headlamp? Honda scoots are sealed.

The type of bulb isn't important, the wattage is. I think the stock bulb is 25W. You can play with this a bit, but at some point you'll overwhelm the charging system.

darat · Post by **darat** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:43 pm

i was just thinking to drill it out and glue or some how put the bulb in it.

Post by **noiseguy** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:37 am

You could probably remove it with a dremel and a diamond bit for glass. You'd want to figure out how you'd mount it first though. Maybe just with some putty expoxy (JB Weld.)