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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 11, 2014 6:19:13 GMT -6
Hi new guy here ,just bought a 150 scoot 2012 very clean runs great but having issues with the head and tail light.They come on very dull when scoot is first started then just fade out untill nothing, I have checked to make sure it is charging and yes 14.5v at the battery ,I checked the only two fuses I could find both ok.just for the heck of it I ran a jump wire from the battery to the light switch,and they both came on nice and bright.I was wondering if I made my own wires direct from the battery to a toggle switch and then to the lights would it be too much for the charging sys,I plan to keep them off unless I have to ride at night thanks for any help.
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Post by tvnacman on May 11, 2014 6:25:57 GMT -6
tvnacman.blogspot.com/You powered the lights from the battery to test them , the bulbs are good . The problem the headlights do not get powered from dc from the battery , they get powered ac from the stator . When you bring up the rpms do they get brighter ? John
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 11, 2014 6:34:06 GMT -6
They try to but then just dim out.
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Post by JR on May 11, 2014 7:23:19 GMT -6
Simple problem, open her up and start tracing out the what will probably be a yellow wire tied in on one of the R/R wires, which should be yellow also. Since you are getting 14.5 volts to the battery and they get bright when hooking to the battery, you simply have a very bad wire connection. Also you need to check all ground connections, (green) and especially the ground cable from the battery to the frame, make sure it is free of paint and making good contact.
No do not run them form the battery on direct DC, system will not handle it and you'll end up with a dead battery.
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 11, 2014 16:25:50 GMT -6
Thanks I will get right on that and let you know!!
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 13, 2014 20:03:42 GMT -6
Well no luck so far ,running lights work fine lights on dash ok brake and directionals ok but when I reconnect the headlights it like I;m turning a dimmer switch all the way down till all is off .I figure if the headlights ground was bad they would not operate when I test with 12 volt wire. does the power for the headlights come directly from a wire on the stator?or is it also from the voltage regulator?Thanks
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Post by JR on May 13, 2014 20:55:49 GMT -6
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 14, 2014 19:20:56 GMT -6
Not really understanding one point,the little I have messed with bikes and atv's the stator puts out ac to the voltage reg,turned to dc and feeds the battery,and the lights run off the battery.on the scooters I see 5 wires coming from the stator yellow -white -green I figure feed the voltage reg,and a red and black and red and white not really sure maybe the fuel sys, what I;m not sure of is what runs the headlights and tail? if not dc from the battery is there a relay or somthing I am missing from the stator ?? help!! lol
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 14, 2014 19:26:15 GMT -6
It just seems like the headlights overwhelm what ever feeds them I was tyring to check the stator and get 25v ac at idle should all three wires yellow green and white all have voltage?or just 2 of them,normally on my other toys all three should have a reading testing any 2 at one time
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 14, 2014 20:23:51 GMT -6
Maybe I found it,,the yellow wire on the regulator is the output for the lights?? can only get a reading of 2.5-3 volts dc from it
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Post by tvnacman on May 15, 2014 7:49:15 GMT -6
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by: brokenscoot59 - May 15, 2014 10:41:58 GMT -6
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 15, 2014 10:41:58 GMT -6
I'm sorry I meant ac.
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 15, 2014 10:44:02 GMT -6
when I was just trying to check the voltage regulator rectifier on the yellow plug i get two and a half 3 volts ac that is probably not enough to run the headlights is it I would figure I need 12 would that be correct John
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Post by brokenscoot59 on May 15, 2014 20:11:27 GMT -6
problem solved hardwired accessory plug to the headlights in a toggle switch when you got high RPM's battery voltage never drops never goes below 12 /6 at idle only ride during the day lights are only for emergencies at night
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Post by JR on May 16, 2014 16:11:05 GMT -6
Ok I'm a little confused? You say you have 12.6 volts at idle? Is this the voltage reading at the battery? If so at idle that's ok but what about when you rev her up? Also did you put a toggle switch from the battery to the lights? Or did you put a toggle switch on the yellow wire to the lights?
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