| Author | Message | ||
     420at145mph |
i orderd the 100 watt bulbs from ironmachine OOPS will i need some kind of switch/regulator dealy? i noticed today in the owners manual they come stock with 55wattrs | ||
| Xb9rski |
Speaking of light modes I'm in the process of doing mine, I bought some of the soft blue halogen 55 watts, have installed one already, a lot better light. still have to make a bracket mode though. It's currently held in by wire. And I put my fog lights on, She looks like a spider now. I may dub her the "Black Widow"?? "Ride it till the engine seizes." Ski | ||
| 420at145mph |
ooook so will i need some sort of regulator type deal or wut? | ||
| Smitty |
100 watt might melt the housing. Be carefull. Tim | ||
| Easyflier |
I installed a Sylvania Siver Star 55w in my low beam, am very pleased with it. I'd be concerned about melting things with 100w, though the electrical system should be able to handle it. | ||
| Darthane |
Depends on the current draw - but if you put those things in your stock housings I betcha dollars to pesos you melt something. | ||
| Koz5150 |
I run an 85watt in my M2 and have no problem. You can feel the heat off it if you stick your hand up there. (which is hard to do if you are riding) | ||
| Reepicheep |
The M2 light housing is probably 4 times larger then the XB light housings. Hard to imagine a 100 watt bulb in an XB housing not melting something. Because of the high current draw, there is no easy way to regulate it. Devices could be built that would do it, but would cost more then just getting the right bulb. If you really did want to try and tune the bulb to where it won't melt the housing, put silicone switching diodes rated for at least 9 amps in line (in series) with the wires to the bulb. These are big diodes. If you put them in backwards, you will know because the light won't work at all. Each diode you add will reduce the power to the bulb by about 1/22, or roughly 5%. In other words, each diode will "eat" 5 watts. They will get hot, each dissipating about 5 watts... remember your typical soldering iron is only 15 watts, so these things will get toasty. So by the time you are done, you are probably just better off getting the right bulb... | ||
| 420at145mph |
man i gotta quit orderin parts when im baked  | ||
| Fullpower |
uhhh. yeah. | ||
| Stealthxb |
lol |
