Headlight go poop!

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Stratus311 · Wed May 31, 2006 10:14 am

So I finally got my bike back together, the way I wired it for the headlight was by using just 1 wire. I'm not using the "bright" part of the bulb. Anyways, when I fired it up, everything was ok, then after a few minutes, the bulb died. So I switched the wire over to the "bright" part of it and same thing after a few minutes. Why would both filaments die almost the exact same way after the same amount of time? Just a bad/old bulb?

Thanks.

CORSCO · #2 Unread post by **CORSCO** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:24 am

What about a ground?

Stratus311 · Wed May 31, 2006 10:49 am

Ground is a good solid ground on the frame near the headlight. I checked with a multimeter both power and ground wire to headlight and they are fine. I can look into the bulb and see one side of the filament on both filaments are gone.

BuzZz · #4 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:00 pm

What's the power output of that single hot wire? Sounds like your over-amping the bulb.....

Mintbread · #5 Unread post by **Mintbread** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:15 pm

Would the fuse not blow first?

Is the globe a halogen?

Stratus311 · Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:32 am

It's just a standard Yamaha bulb. The fuse I have inline is a only a 10 amp so it's rated lower than stock for now. The fuse is fine too. Haven't blown one yet. I think it may just be a bad bulb eh?