burnt lights

deathwish · Post by **deathwish** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:25 pm

I took my spree out at night one time and i noticed none of my lights ere working, so i changed the bulbs and they were working for a bit but then burnt out again. any suggestions??

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:34 pm

ur using 12v bulbs rite?

deathwish · Post by **deathwish** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:37 pm

Im not to sure how would i find out

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:10 pm

Do you have a battery installed?

deathwish · Post by **deathwish** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:17 am

yea the battery is in

ferchja · Post by **ferchja** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:11 pm

You may have a short in the wire/connection causing a high amp draw at the light. This heats the bulb up and causes it to burn out. On my Yamaha Seca 400 (1982) the fuse connections were brittle and corroded and the fuses would heat up until they were boiling, the fuses eventually failed within hours of installing as new. Removed and installed new connectors at the fuses and now can touch them with my bare hands. Even though the wire/connection may look good the metal itself may be brittle and with age, a poor conductor (i.e. High resistance).

The regulator/rectifier may be putting out too much voltage on the light coil. You can test that with a multimeter.