Driving lights failure
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Driving lights failure
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driving lights go out about every 3 months one or the other will go out. Previous owner said the same.
I have chech switch and connection and dont find a problem.
Any ideas
driving lights go out about every 3 months one or the other will go out. Previous owner said the same.
I have chech switch and connection and dont find a problem.
Any ideas
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Have you checked for corrosion at the fuse panel?
Like asked above, do they go out (off) or are they blown out bulbs ?
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From: Near Frankenmuth, MI
You didn't say much about the driving lights themselves. H/D or aftermarket? Design for a vibrating motorcycle or designed for a car?
Could be that when you turn on heavy duty driving lights you put your charging system under a heavy load. Often the bike with driving lights is set up to run low beam headlights with the addition of the driving lights so you don't have a huge draw on your charging system.
Filaments go bad for a few reasons. Too much voltage. Not a clean DC voltage feeding them, like in a bad regulator. Vibration is hard on filaments too. Perhaps placing a better quality bulb, or sealed beam in the holder would stop the problem.
I would make certain the lights are designed for use on a motorcycle if they were just some aftermarket units.
Could be that when you turn on heavy duty driving lights you put your charging system under a heavy load. Often the bike with driving lights is set up to run low beam headlights with the addition of the driving lights so you don't have a huge draw on your charging system.
Filaments go bad for a few reasons. Too much voltage. Not a clean DC voltage feeding them, like in a bad regulator. Vibration is hard on filaments too. Perhaps placing a better quality bulb, or sealed beam in the holder would stop the problem.
I would make certain the lights are designed for use on a motorcycle if they were just some aftermarket units.
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