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Title: Rear running lights - Finished up Post by AlphaBarney on 10/18/11 at 20:40:02 Okay, so I am finally getting around to replacing my broken left signal that I inherited from the previous owner. I wanted to upgrade while I was replacing them, so I scored a pair of OEM wide glide signals for cheap on EBAY that are able to be running lights as well as blinkers. I got em wired up and they work well, the only concern I have is power. I recently replaced my taillight with a cat-eye incandescent and removed the tag light, so I have freed up maybe 5W from stock. The bulbs in the rear signal lights now are 12V32/3CP...whatever that means. They seem to be a little brighter than 1157's I have in the front. I just wanted a little extra light in the back as I do a lot of early morning commuting in the dark, and wanted to add some extra attention grabbing light for sleepy drivers coming up from behind me. So, am I going to kill my battery with these running? Sorry to keep posting these stupid lighting questions, but I will admit to being a bare bones electrician...I can get it to work by looking at a diagram, but have no idea what I'm actually doing or if I'm killing the battery and will wind up on the side of the road with no juice. |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/18/11 at 21:16:33 How long is the ride? That little change in wattage isnt gonna do anything, but are you riding long enough to recharge after starting it up? |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by AlphaBarney on 10/19/11 at 03:46:54 My daily commute is about 7 mi. on the way in. at 45-60mph. |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by verslagen1 on 10/19/11 at 08:24:54 4568746C654665766A617D040 wrote:
Takes you longer to warm up than to get to work. That ain't gonna keep your battery charged. you need a battery tender, overnight at least once a week. |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by AlphaBarney on 10/19/11 at 12:45:45 Okay, I've been meaning to pick one of those up for a while now. Guess now is as good a time as any. Are there preferences out there, or is "Battery Tender" the standard? Also, I have read a couple of threads on the battey power issue, but have not found an answer. Has anyone ever figured out how long a ride has to be and at what RPM's it takes to start charging the battery? Just curious. Again, sorry for the inane questions, can I still claim noob ignorance? |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by verslagen1 on 10/19/11 at 13:09:06 the schumacker charger at wallyworld is a good one. comes with a pig tail to permanently attach to your battery for quick hook ups. I had an issue with starting in the morning a while back. figured I would need to bump start it in the afternoon, but didn't. started just fine. I have a 1/2 hour ride to work at freeway speeds. So I would say that's what you need. |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by AlphaBarney on 10/19/11 at 13:42:42 Thanks!! I'll have to run out and see if the Wally World down the road has one. The lights are 95% in, just a few cuts to make everything fit tonight and she should be good tomorrow. This forum really is amazing to me. I never would have thought I'd be changing anything on my bike from OEM, but this site makes it a lot easier (and cheaper) to learn how to customize and maintain our machines. Great first bike experience, I must say! |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights Post by AlphaBarney on 10/20/11 at 06:10:38 Finished up the lights last night, figured I'd post some pics: From this: http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/Alphabarney/IMAG0022-1.jpg http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/Alphabarney/IMAG0023.jpg?t=1319114839 To This: http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/Alphabarney/IMAG0039.jpg?t=1319115125 http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/Alphabarney/IMAG0040.jpg?t=1319114839 http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z374/Alphabarney/IMAG0042.jpg |
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Title: Re: Rear running lights - Finished up Post by Demin on 10/20/11 at 12:58:58 8-) Looks good! 8-) |
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