zx12richard
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posted September 27, 2003 02:33 PM
Headlight troubles...
Anyone ever have any troubles???
My headlights won't come on... Fuse is good..... Bulbs brand new.... No power to the headlight plugs.... After hitting the starter button...
  
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frEEk
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posted September 27, 2003 02:59 PM
u saying they DO have power until u hit the starter button?
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zx12richard
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posted September 27, 2003 03:44 PM
No power before or after hitting starter to headlight plugs....
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frEEk
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posted September 27, 2003 05:41 PM
i'd guess the headlight relay is done. it's inline with the fus (between teh fuse & the headlights i assume). they're behind/below the guages, encased in rubber sleeves. not sure which of the 2 relays are for the headlights. maybe both.
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zx12richard
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posted September 27, 2003 07:00 PM
Thats kinda what baffles me a bit.... I think there is 2 of them from looking at the wiring diagram........
Both go bad at once????
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wannabe
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posted September 27, 2003 07:02 PM
Sorry, Rich. I don't like to assume anything when. Did you check the 20 amp headlight fuse that sits behind the battery? It's next to the 30 amp main fuse next to the battery.
Most people only check the 5 amp fuse under the ashtray. That almost never blows, but the 20 amp main headlight fuse seems to go out all the time. Go figure. The harder one to get to tends to blow more often.
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zx12richard
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posted September 27, 2003 08:03 PM
Didn't relize there was one.... Thats probably it..... Let you know tomorrow... You may have just made my night a little brighter....LOL Sorry... Thanxxxxx
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zx12richard
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posted September 28, 2003 08:37 AM
Thanxxxx Guys the boards come thru again and save a member money.. I do basic electrical fuse and basic wiring and such but take anything else to the shop.... It was the fuse in the battery tray... Didn't even realize it was there... I am going to have to go ahead and get me a hard copy manual... Its hard to review it on cd....
Thanxxx Wannabe for being the first to tell me where to look...
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wannabe
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posted September 28, 2003 08:46 AM
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that your problem was just a fuse.
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zx12richard
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posted September 28, 2003 08:58 AM
Me too I was already thinking the worst... I checked the fuse in tha panel and it was fine... The I checked power to the hi beam and low beam relays and was none... I can stop sweating now.... And why the hell the put it in such a pain in the ass location....LOL
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posted September 28, 2003 12:55 PM
Are you guys that are having fuse problems using higher watt headlights or just stock, I can't imagine riding at night(which I do A-lot) and losing headlights!
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zx12richard
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posted September 28, 2003 01:12 PM
I was running 80/100 watt bulbs... My troubles come from leaving the key on..... It melted my headlight plugs and shorted out... Thats why I had the fuse problem... Outside of that I ran the high watt bulbs fer over a year..
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posted September 28, 2003 04:23 PM
Never with mine.
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JoshDUnn
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posted September 28, 2003 05:36 PM
So with stock bulbs there should be no problem right?
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tuusinii
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posted September 28, 2003 10:24 PM
Yep over 70k km(=44k miles) and no problems... Usually the problem with higher watt bulbs come with the physics. The wires, relays and connections are just not rated for the extra amps and by time they will blow! And there is also another problem that most won't notice. Because of these too thin wires there can be too so much resistance at the higher watt bulbs that infact the voltage at the bulb end is so much lower that in fact they give less light than the original - lower watt bulbs. If You change Your bulbs to higher ones You should always change the wires to much thickier and in some bikes or cars it is good to do even with 'regular' bulbs. Some manufactures save in a wrong place. You can check if the wires are OK by checking the voltage at the bulb end when their on. It should be as close as possible to the max which is 14 volts when the engine is on and the alternator is charging. And if it is not You can gain a lot of ligth by changing the wires and stuff to better=bigger.
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