Headlight Replacement, suggestions?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Well, I think I may have found part of the light issue. A about a week ago it rained, the bike would not start. Had to stick it on a charger for a few minutes. Then it sat for the weekend, was dead Monday morning. Charged it up again, for longer. Looks like the battery may be up for replacement. Prior to this there had been noting indicating a weak battery, had been starting easily.

I pulled the battery out, It was an Interstate YTX9, and the date on the battery was 10 years old. Makes me wonder what happened to the original battery, since it is a 2013 scooter.

I'm assuming that it can be replaced with an Interstate CYTX9-BS, or a Deka GTX9, or one of the same size batteries.

Another thing, why don't I find a list of all the standard maintenance parts, with part numbers for this bike? When I get a turning signal bulb for the car, the book calls out a 4157 NA bulb. Makes getting the correct parts easy.

Thanks for listening

Good battery for more juice...YUASA YTZ-12S
I have this in my LIKE200I,  my Burgman 400 and my old Forza300 received one.
You will need to trim 5mm off of the two round hold down posts found under the battery cover. Use a hacksaw or a steak knife to trim them off...since this new battery is. 5mm taller than that old 9 battery. Otherwise both batteries are the same size.
You can buy them on Amazon.
You get more battery for only a bit more $ than the orig. battery. Your EFI scooter really likes a good battery!
I have a DIY on this installment here somewhere.
Stig

[paceneedsstides]

I assume the Like 200 and Like 5 have the same bulb I got an 3 LED light off ebay for 13 dollars and you wanna talk about bright even the low beam is 10X brighter than OEM it was a direct fit and has a cooling fan on it the lil wire clip that holds the bulb on place was a bit of a paint but it all went in and been running it since May.

[Stig / Major Tom]

I assume the Like 200 and Like 5 have the same bulb I got an 3 LED light off ebay for 13 dollars and you wanna talk about bright even the low beam is 10X brighter than OEM it was a direct fit and has a cooling fan on it the lil wire clip that holds the bulb on place was a bit of a paint but it all went in and been running it since May.

Pace,
How hot does the headlight cover feel after a half-hour?
There are no vents within the headlight housing.
Fan or no...seems like heat will build in there?
Stig

[paceneedsstides]

Not that hot it's also also only 22W so less consumption the led has a large rear heating with a built in fan I've had no issues yet

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[paceneedsstides]

This is what I got off of eBay in hindsight and from others I would not use the spring

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[Stig / Major Tom]

Thanks for the info.
Stig

[PaulF]

Silly question but I thought that LEDs did not give out heat.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Silly question but I thought that LEDs did not give out heat.

Good question. ....
Stig

[paceneedsstides]

The diode is run by electronics which give out alot of heat

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[paceneedsstides]

Here is an article
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/print/volume-8/issue-6/features/active-cooling-can-boost-lumen-output-in-led-lighting-magazine.html

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[PaulF]

Here is an article
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/print/volume-8/issue-6/features/active-cooling-can-boost-lumen-output-in-led-lighting-magazine.html

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Interesting article, they are a lot more complicated than I thought.
Paul

[Ithaca Like 200i]

OK, it's been a couple weeks, real life kept getting in the way. I did get an LED headlight, Installed it. Here's a link to what I purchased:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291796762760
Packaging wasn't much, it was in an unmarked envelope with a foam holder that was notched to hold the bulb. This unit is huge compared to the original bulb.

The Osram bulb I pulled was rated at 720 lumens, this one is rated at 2000 lumens. I suspect that is overly optimistic, and probably more like 1500 lumens. The light is really blue, not the yellowish tint of the old bulb. It also also very bright compared to the old bulb.

The two LEDs are on top side of the unit when installed. The light pattern has a dark spot directly in from of the bike because of this. If I ever need a replacement LED I'll probably look for a light that is less blue, and has lights on more than one side.

The fan threw me off a bit, as when I turned the bike on it started to hum, I guess I wasn't expecting any noise.

The illumination is so much better that I couldn't believe the difference at first. It makes the other lights on the bike seem dark. I guess the next thing is to replace the running lights all around.

Thanks to this forum I realized that I could use an H4 bulb base as well.

I figured out a general rule of thumb is that you get 5x more light per watt as an incandescent bulb. That means If I replace a 5W bulb with a 1W LED I'll have about the same light. If I replace it with a 2W LED I'll get more than twice as much light.

Thanks for the feedback!

[Stig / Major Tom]

Say ithaca...
How hot does the headlight lense feel after a 1/2 hour.
My concern is the heat build up inside the headlight enclosure since I don't see any way for venting off the heat.
Thanks
Stig

[paceneedsstides]

The LED should run cooler than regular light the fan is there to keep the electronics cool my 3 LED headlight runs cool had it installed since May

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[Stig / Major Tom]

So ithaca,
Your headlight lense feels no warmer with your new bulb after 1/2 hour of operation?
Thanks
Stig