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Footsoldier2008

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Spot lights
« on: January 12, 2019, 04:29:46 PM »
Hi has anybody got any tips on adding spot lights to the front?

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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2019, 04:41:37 PM »
Yeah, first, how much current do they draw and how much current is available from your stator?
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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2019, 10:33:19 AM »
It's completely standard with no extra power being drawn

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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2019, 11:48:10 PM »
Yeah, first, how much current do they draw and how much current is available from your stator?
  would you check the output by hooking up a meter to the battery rev to 3,000 rpm,  should be 14 volts ,  then hookup a headlight from a car 55 or 65 watt and see if the voltage drops at the battery, and check it at 1,500 rpm , to see if it would suck the battery dry at idle, if you can put two lights on you should be OK to hook up any spot lights ,  some spot lights LED take only 15  or 20 watts, 

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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2019, 01:55:33 AM »
De dee has the correct and practical approach. Any added light is going to add a current demand.
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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2019, 08:16:44 PM »
I used to have a pair of LED spots attached to the mirror mounts on a previous scooter, which came on in lieu of the high beam. Is this the kind of thing you're thinking of?
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Re: Spot lights
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2019, 08:42:00 PM »
my spots are on with the low beam only  300 cc  downtown,  set up for 60,000 Km. like that

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