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Headlight replacment with LED lightbar
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:08 pm
by sffalcon
Greetings! Im still new to the world of scooters and have a question about electrical on my 88 Elite 50. My headlight bulb just went out and I had the thought of replacing the entire housing with a small LED bar. The image below is the bar i am looking at. It will fit in the area I'm looking to mount. My question is will the electrical be able to handle this light? I know the stock light takes 25w, this light takes 18w. I might be missing/ misunderstanding something here as I am a NOOB!
Thoughts?
Re: Headlight replacment with LED lightbar
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:28 pm
by 1man8scoots
The Cree led won't like AC feeding it. You'll have to use a DC line from the battery or switch. At least that's what I've found in my experience.
Re: Headlight replacment with LED lightbar
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:26 pm
by patthesoundguy
1man is correct that light won't likley work directly from the the headlight wire. You may be able to use a bridge rectifier to get DC from the headlight wire though. I have been meaning to try it out with a led headlight bulb on my spree, with a bridge rectifier on the headlight wire. Bridge rectifiers cost a dollar or two, I have a bunch.