voltage regulator

[stephen12091985]

is the voltage regulator just for the lights or what?im tryin to put some new lights on but when i hook the up to the wires that the headlight comes from only one comes on.anyone have any ideas how to get them to work right?my friend had his done but his got stolen before i had a chance to look to see how it was done.

 

[SR-powered-240]

How many watts are the lights? The stock stator only produces 55watts. (someone correct me if that number is wrong)

Well judging by the diagrams I found it looks like the regulator is only for the lights, here look:

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj318/battbike/100_1972.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj318/battbike/100_1973.jpg

(I found these searching on another forum!)

 

[stephen12091985]

there 55wattsbut i dont know if thats 55each or together.i think each because i can hook one up and its bright.so would unhooking the voltage regulator mess anything up?should it give me more watts if i disconnect it?

 

[SR-powered-240]

Yeah its prob. 55 each.

Removing the regulator will just allow more volts that will more then likely blow the bulb. The coil can only handle 55w at 12v which equals 4.5 Amps by increasing the volts you will lower the amps the lights pull but the coil will still only be caple of 55w.

I know you can order 75w stators on ebay for like 120 which is all I've been able to find and its what I'm going to do soon. Other then that I believe your stuck with just useing only one bulb, or one for low beam and one for high beam.

 

[stephen12091985]

how do you do hook them up to low beam and high beam?

 

[mr_3_0_5]

i wouldnt do that. you risk your stator.. you need to run only 1 or buy 25w bulbs for each giving you two lights.. i just went through this a week ago

 

[mr_3_0_5]

well if you want to run one high beam and one low beam you can do that or just run them both (with 25w bulbs)togeather on either high or low beam wire. putting both the hot wire togeather will not double your power..

 

[stephen12091985]

i know i was askin how to hook one to low and one on high

 

[mr_3_0_5]

run grond on both and run one light on green wire and other on blue wire.

 

[stephen12091985]

ok i will try that.i will let you know if i get it

 

[stephen12091985]

the only blue wires are the one for the voltage regulator and one that id connected to the plug.do i cut the one for the plug?

 

[mr_3_0_5]

the wire come's from the switch

 

[stephen12091985]

theres a yellow and a green

 

[mr_3_0_5]

im sorry bud its yellow and green.. you are right. did you get it??

 

[mr_3_0_5]

one will not be brighter than the other you can just aim one up and one down some.. id get the 25w bulbs they work good.

 

[stephen12091985]

i had it that way earlier but i was lookin for it to be in low and high i was just tryin to get both on at same time and bright.but yea i will try it tomorrow and let you know

 

[mr_3_0_5]

wont happen unless you get lower watt bulbs.

 

[stephen12091985]

ok.im just gonna go with what you said and go high beam low beam.

 

[stephen12091985]

ok i got it thanks for the help