Upgraded my Aux lights on my Whizzer to LED

[Wrench]

Upgraded my 20w Aux lights to 20w LED on my Whizzer

Old lights used 20w each = 40w
Led Light use 2.6w each = 5.2w

I use landscaping 12 v lights

BTW Whizzer has a 65w stator supporting a 12v 1.5 ah battery

 

[ImpulseRocket]

 

[DieselTech]

Upgraded my 20w Aux lights to 20w LED on my Whizzer

Old lights used 20w each = 40w
Led Light use 2.6w each = 5.2w

I use landscaping 12 v lights

BTW Whizzer has a 65w stator supporting a 12v 1.5 ah battery

That should be a day & night difference when driving at night!!!

 

[GW's Motorized]

I should upgrade my light from a halogen work lamp to led

 

[Risk Man]

Big difference for sure. I am surprised those lights were not LED to begin with. Must be a few years old? Mine are LED. I also have replaced the stock headlight and tail light bulbs with LED.. Much brighter.

 

[Wrench]

Big difference for sure. I am surprised those lights were not LED to begin with. Must be a few years old? Mine are LED. I also have replaced the stock headlight and tail light bulbs with LED.. Much brighter.

Yeah, I got those Aux lights back in 2007 at an auto parts store. They originally had 35w bulbs in em but the 65w stator could handle that, so I put in 20w and the stator still struggled with those. I ran em anyways because if I really needed a bright light I just used the High Beam, I got the Aux lights wired to the low beam
Now with these LEDs there's a big difference they're BRIGHT,
Now I gotta do the headlight it looks so dull compared to those LEDs

I think you gave me the link in PM when you got your LED High/Low Headlight bulb , I'll look it up

 

[Wrench]

Big difference for sure. I am surprised those lights were not LED to begin with. Must be a few years old? Mine are LED. I also have replaced the stock headlight and tail light bulbs with LED.. Much brighter.

How about a link to that LED high/low beam headlight bulb , I'm gonna buy it

I know the tail/stop light LED is the LED replacement for the 1157

 

[ImpulseRocket]

They don't use a lot of low wattage bulbs because a stator is always generating, and if there isn't enough load on the system it can cause a thermal buildup that may lead to premature failure of components, such as the reg/rec or charge coils themselves.

I try to keep my running wattage to at least a third to half of the stator capability. I.E. My Hawk 250 has a 100(ish) Watt stator. My headlight draws 25W, tail 2.6W and 5W for brake, and indicators 2.2w when active. Toss in the draw of the other various lights and components and I sit at a comfortable 40 to 45W at any given moment. I run my headlight at all times both to be seen, but also keep that load on said charging system.

 

[Wrench]

Yep that's why all the LED replacement headlight bulbs for M/C use the same watts as the original factory bulb
but their brighter

The Aux lights are added accessories so having them draw 2.6w each is great for my bike = 5.6w
Using a LED 1157 replacement Tail/Stop light will be OK = 3w or 4w
Actually the original 1157 Tail/Stop light has never been replaced It's still working good after 18 years
But a brighter LED Tail/Stop will help me to be seen

My Headlight bulb is 18/18w high/low beam
Tail/Stop light 1157 = 7/22w
Turn signals 7w
1.3 amp horn
Spark 10.833w


65w stator 6 coils
1 coil is dedicated for spark = 10.833w
5 coils for accessories = 54.165w
1.5v from the VR charges the 12v 1.5ah battery at 13.5v to run the 12v electrical system
With higher rpm it will make as much as 14.5v which is used making the lights brighter