Headlight Electrical Boogaloo
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From: Blaine, WA
I buy the bulbs from Harley. I handle them it very carefully when installing to not get the oil from my hands on the bulb.
I think it's the wiring to, however, the so-called "expert" at the dealership thinks it's the alternator overcharging. I'm taking it in tomorrow to have it checked.
I think it's the wiring to, however, the so-called "expert" at the dealership thinks it's the alternator overcharging. I'm taking it in tomorrow to have it checked.
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From: Smack Dab in the Middle of Louisiana
Yea besides the technician that told you it was the alternator spiking is a dummy, I would stay away from him. The regulator that is in the circuit is what controls voltage spiking, not the alternator. The alternator is a dynamo it produces alternating current which in turn is regulated to run whatever equipment it is attached to, pure and simple laws of physics.
The thing that would cause me the most doubt and to double check everything, is the fact that the fuse should have blown and not the bulb. The fuse should be the wear item in the circuit, not the item doing the work (in this case the lightbulb). The fuse is the safety link in any circuit.
The thing that would cause me the most doubt and to double check everything, is the fact that the fuse should have blown and not the bulb. The fuse should be the wear item in the circuit, not the item doing the work (in this case the lightbulb). The fuse is the safety link in any circuit.
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From: North of Hell, South of Heaven
Yea besides the technician that told you it was the alternator spiking is a dummy, I would stay away from him. The regulator that is in the circuit is what controls voltage spiking, not the alternator. The alternator is a dynamo it produces alternating current which in turn is regulated to run whatever equipment it is attached to, pure and simple laws of physics.
The thing that would cause me the most doubt and to double check everything, is the fact that the fuse should have blown and not the bulb. The fuse should be the wear item in the circuit, not the item doing the work (in this case the lightbulb). The fuse is the safety link in any circuit.
The thing that would cause me the most doubt and to double check everything, is the fact that the fuse should have blown and not the bulb. The fuse should be the wear item in the circuit, not the item doing the work (in this case the lightbulb). The fuse is the safety link in any circuit.
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