iiyama
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 07:51 PM |
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Headlights
Would I be right in thinking that each light on full beam will pull around 4.5A?? Therefore a cable rated at 16.5A would be happy running both
headlights??
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 08:26 PM |
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A general rule is that any fuse or wire should not be loaded constantly to more than 80% of it's design capacity. Therefore 60 watt main beam
light at 12 volts is drawing 5 amps.
The theory is
5amps * 100/80 equals 6.25
next fuse up is 7.5 amps times 2 is 15 amps. 80% of your cable rated at 16.5 amps is 13.2 amps.
Theoretically it's wrong but in real life It'll be fine with a 15 amp fuse in the line as voltage drops over the short length of a seven
is minimal.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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iiyama
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 09:11 PM |
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Happy days!
Thanks for that! 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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RazMan
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| posted on 19/8/07 at 10:13 PM |
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A 1.0mm thinwall cable will be perfectly ok running both headlamps (55W each so roughly 9.1A) Interestingly I found that my 10A headlamp fuse was
running hot enough to melt the plastic fusebox housing while not actually blowing the fuse. Uprating to 15A solved the problem (and the burning smell)
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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iiyama
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| posted on 20/8/07 at 06:24 AM |
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Wouldve used a 15A fuse anyway cause thats what was in the bike loom for the headlight. Seems a bit heavy for one bulb I thought but hey! Suzuki must
now what their doing!!!
Thanks for the advice guys.
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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