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2001 220R My headlight and Tailights are very weak and surge low and lower, is this a sign of stator trouble or something else
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Re: headlight
Perfectly normal
The stock lighting coil is only good for about 35 watts at peak
Your best bet is to run a LED taillight and rewind the coil
The stock lighting coil is only good for about 35 watts at peak
Your best bet is to run a LED taillight and rewind the coil
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.
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Yup, at idle and low engine speeds there isn't enough output to properly power the lights, so they dim and surge. Once rpm is up a bit (maybe 3-4,000) then things should stay consistent brightness.
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Re: headlight
thanks for the replies, the light doesn't supply enough light at any rpm, I think the coil will need replacing, i like the LED taillight idea, I've found a higher output coil online, just hate to eat 100 bucks, of course I hate to eat a tree in the dark too, thanks fella's
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Re: headlight
there is a thread on here somewhere about rewinding a lighting coil
pretty straight forward
if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire
pretty straight forward
if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.
-1996 KDX 200 woods weapon (converted to 99 green body)
-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
-1997 KDX 220 project bike
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Here's a link to the led taillight that I am running.
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... +taillight
There's also a very detailed post about how to rewind the coil. Think it was Slick_Nick
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... oil+rewind
yep
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... +taillight
There's also a very detailed post about how to rewind the coil. Think it was Slick_Nick
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... oil+rewind
yep
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Re: headlight
\threadjackdiymirage wrote: if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire
oh ,realllyyy
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newbbewb wrote:\threadjackdiymirage wrote: if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire
oh ,realllyyy
/threadjack
pretty sure it is floating around in my garage somewhere
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.
-1996 KDX 200 woods weapon (converted to 99 green body)
-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
-1997 KDX 220 project bike
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Re: headlight
Yeah, rewind it yourself. 15$ in materials and about an hour of your time.