| Author | Message | ||
     Jphish |
Question: For those of you that have made the wire switch so both hi/lo beam are on in the hi beam mode - is the connector ground wire sufficient to handle the double load ? @ 110 watts its handling about 9 amps. It looks like about a 16 or 18 ga wire. I pulled the connector apart and noticed what appeared to be a bit of 'blackening' on the ground pin. Just wondering... | ||
| Ronmold |
The wire is short from the connector to the ground bolt and should pass 10A. easy. I doubted that the connector itself had the long-term current carrying ability and I'm running lower current HID's. I used the leftover connector on the 4 pin headlight plug that's now not being used since the always-on conversion and spliced that into ground on both sides of the connector. With 2 ground connections the bulbs get the current they need. Pack it with silicon dielectric grease when done to keep out moisture and dissipate heat. | ||
| Cjnile |
There have been SOOoo many riders that have done this mod and no reported incidents (that I've seen anyway). I wouldn't worry about it. I'm running the dual setup with highbeams on at all times and have not experienced any problems. | ||
| Jphish |
Ron / Cj - Thanks for the reassurance. I didn't know dielectric grease dissipated heat too - good to know. |
