CadillacBanshee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I just bought some new laser star lights for my bike and they have 75w bulbs in them. I want to know if anyone has put something like this on their bike. It seemed high to me but I know my stator can handle it. Do I have to change the wiring or switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I just bought some new laser star lights for my bike and they have 75w bulbs in them. I want to know if anyone has put something like this on their bike. It seemed high to me but I know my stator can handle it. Do I have to change the wiring or switch? Your stock wiring and switch will be fine. Also, Just an FYI, just because you have a 200w stator, does not mean that all 200w goes to your lighting circuit. Some of that is designated for your ignition circuit (I'm not sure how much, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdzbangshee Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 i turn my light on at a low idle when its at 12 volts they blow out on a high idle hope this helps never blown a bulb yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadillacBanshee Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 i turn my light on at a low idle when its at 12 volts they blow out on a high idle hope this helps never blown a bulb yet My stator came with a voltage regulator to prevent that. I think the ignition runs under 15W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 might want to beef up the frame to stator/engine ground.....and 200w is max rated...you usually don't ever see that much output. that 150 watts is pretty much as much as you can run ok on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadillacBanshee Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 might want to beef up the frame to stator/engine ground.....and 200w is max rated...you usually don't ever see that much output. that 150 watts is pretty much as much as you can run ok on it That's a very good point. 80% of max rated is a pretty good rule for electrical. No didn't remember I'm an electrical engineer. I'm going to downsize the bulbs to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 The igniton and cdi gets electricity from a different wiring circuit. Your stator has 2 circuits. The igniton stator coils (square white plug). The lighting circuit is the yellow and back wires with the bullit conectors. That is why your banshee will run with out them pluged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadillacBanshee Posted November 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 The igniton and cdi gets electricity from a different wiring circuit. Your stator has 2 circuits. The igniton stator coils (square white plug). The lighting circuit is the yellow and back wires with the bullit conectors. That is why your banshee will run with out them pluged in. So, how many watts is the lighting ckt? I'm still going to resize my bulbs, but I would like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 well, the flywheel pretty much tops out around 7k+rpm, so, basically, the stator should put out 200watts from the lighting when you are in the pipe........but that's down at 10v and under. it generally keeps the voltage high enough for decent light output around 70% load, and that's 2krpm+ (a little higher than idle, like just cruisin around) the 150 watts is only 75%, so it would work ok, unless you have the tail light(13watts), and, of coarse, the stock harness ground isn't ideal for over 100watts, but will work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastquad02blaster Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 well, the flywheel pretty much tops out around 7k+rpm, so, basically, the stator should put out 200watts from the lighting when you are in the pipe........but that's down at 10v and under. it generally keeps the voltage high enough for decent light output around 70% load, and that's 2krpm+ (a little higher than idle, like just cruisin around) the 150 watts is only 75%, so it would work ok, unless you have the tail light(13watts), and, of coarse, the stock harness ground isn't ideal for over 100watts, but will work... You could get a led taillight bulb and free up some wattage(if you are running a taillight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 You could get a led taillight bulb and free up some wattage(if you are running a taillight). Wow, that ought to free up a whole 4 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Wow, that ought to free up a whole 4 watts. well the tail is 13watts.....so how many are the led tails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Mine is about 850 milliamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Mine is about 850 milliamps. well, then that's 12 watts you free up......and i can tell you that when you are close to the limit, 10 watts makes a real big difference..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Suspension Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 well, then that's 12 watts you free up......and i can tell you that when you are close to the limit, 10 watts makes a real big difference..... Shit, 5-8% isn't too bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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