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Headlights

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My headlight has just gone out for the second time in 3 months, what are the possible reasons and remedies?

Many thanks in advance!

Slide
Hong Kong
 

Judge Dredd

Been there, and had one
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possibly

duff bulb or vibration I would guess.
I have had 3 go in a year two were duff bulbs which lasted a couple of months each, elements ok but light output nil. The third the element had broken, so I put that down to bad luck. The fourth is ok, only in for a month so cannot say how long it will last. Strange thing is never had this problem on my VFR. I would be interested in what other people think.
 

richard

Cool as a Cucumber
I Would also check the reg rect for over charging with a volt meter should be about 13v-14v with the engine running and every thing switched on anything moor than this i would get it checked out



cheers

richard

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Jaws

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I recently had a very nice correspondence with a chap in Greece..
he mailed me asking if I knoew of any reason his headlight should keep blowing...
To be honest trying to do a remote fix on such an issue is never easy and I was a little baffled..
Well a few days went by and I had this from him:

I am in the pleasant possition to announce you that i have fortunately fixed the problem.I had a problem to the relay connector which sent 18 volts!!!!! to the bumbs and i replaced it thanks for wour concern my brother.

Now I am still ata loss here ! As far as I am concerned the most you can get out of a battery controlled circuit ( given the reg rec is ok ) should be about 14.3 volts max ( 15.5 for normal lead acid batterys )

Where on earth did that 18 volts come from ? Unless perhaps when he says a relay, it was a bad earth on the reg rec unit ?? I really do not know, but one thing is for sure, some Birds def seem to pop headlight lamps at a pretty quick rate :rolleyes: !
 
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dpbxx

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Bulbs

While on the subject of bulbs.
I have noticed that several peeps on the forum have fitted 100watt headlight bulbs.
Are these a direct replacement and can the alternator cope easily with the virtual two extra bulbs.:dunno:
 
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dpbxx

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Cheers bud, instant answers, what else can you ask for.
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Wolfie

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beer??? ago on the wife??? money???


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