Can anyone tell me what to do if my engine came without a white wire for a light?? can i still hook something up and how?? would i just bridge into the blue wire or is there somewhere else i should be wiring the light to?? thansks again sooo much
Motor bicycle hooking up lights..
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I have a 4 stroke so I don't have the white wire but I use a small ATV battery that I picked up at the local powersports store. I am running a 10 watt LED headlight, led tail lights and led brake lights. I built a small box for the battery and am using terminal strips for the wiring.
I agree, it's about time the factories did away with that useless and infamous white wire.
It was only good for 6 volt lamps and you were restricted to 2.5 to 3 watts. Not much light from 3 watts.
Go the battery route. It's reliable, cheap and depending on the amp hour rating of the battery you choose will give you good light for a long time and you can run high wattage lamps.
Do not try tapping into the ignition circuit. The blue wire will provide something close to 90 volts A/C at WOT, decreasing to about 60 at idle. Anything added to that circuit will seriously impact the way your engine runs, if it will run at all.
Tom
It was only good for 6 volt lamps and you were restricted to 2.5 to 3 watts. Not much light from 3 watts.
Go the battery route. It's reliable, cheap and depending on the amp hour rating of the battery you choose will give you good light for a long time and you can run high wattage lamps.
Do not try tapping into the ignition circuit. The blue wire will provide something close to 90 volts A/C at WOT, decreasing to about 60 at idle. Anything added to that circuit will seriously impact the way your engine runs, if it will run at all.
Tom
