| Author | Message | ||
     Svh |
Well tonight i attempted to install my HID kit purchased months ago. Got it all wired up the way I thought it needed to be and ..... nothing. Blown fuse though. Here is what I did with the relays: 86- orange/white on low white on high 85- black wire off the lights 87- 12v + 30- Ballast + Ballast neg to ground. Here is what I think is the culprit. Between 86 and 85 there is what I believe to be a resistor. It says 007 W on it and also has a silver end which is on the 85(black) side. Someone please help! By the way if the light fuse is blown the bike won't start. Makes sense because of the laws but never knew it was that way. Kind of wish I still didn't... | ||
| Ronmold |
The 007W is a diode used as an inductive kick suppressor. This is common on relay coils to prevent arcing on the switch contacts that control the relay or to prevent voltage spikes that occur when the relay is turned off from destroying a solid-state relay controller. Not really needed in this application but will be fine if left there. The diode is a 1-way "valve" that passes current in only 1 direction and the way you have it wired it would act as a dead short blowing your fuse. Reverse your leads on 86 & 85 and it will work. It is possible that passing enough current to blow the fuse (15A) has melted the insides of the diode and the fuse will still blow even with leads reversed. If so then just remove the diode. (Message edited by ronmold on March 28, 2009) | ||
| Svh |
Thank you. I will check it out later and hopefully they fire up. It would only blow the fuse if I switched on to high beam. Also I will need to verify the HID's work by powering them up seperately. Anybody that bought those VVME HID's have a bad one show up? I don't recall there being any problems but always a possibility. | ||
| Svh |
Well they both work now that I snipped those diodes out. The most puzzling part was the low beam wouldn't fire but I knew the ballast and light worked. No power there and the fuse for lighting was good. Quick search on the Badweb led me to the fact the Euro wire(orange/white) is powered off the ACC fuse which had blown previously because of the diodes. Quick switch of fuses and we have light in both beams. This place is great so much help and knowledge. |
