Rear Light problems

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:04 pm

Hi has anyone had the following problem before:
Rear light bulb keeps blowing (side light not brake light)
Anyone know of a common cause for this ie any points where cables rub etc please?

Been through 3 or 4 bulbsnow. strange thing is they work for a while before popping

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:59 pm

PB,

I had exactly the same problem on my bike, after changing the standard exhaust for a Laser... I think the vibration from the cans weakens the filaments. I solved the problem by switching to an LED tail light set up. If I had my time again, I think I would buy this from Nippy Norman, for the princely sum of £60, rather than the £120 I paid for my Pack Parts LED.

Cheers,

Paul

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:08 pm

Thanksd very much paul, that makes sense. It's been bugging me for a couple of weks now. I was going to sell my laser to one of Gus's mates but couldnt get the CO2 sensor off and re-assembled the system. Must be my shoddy workmanship!!
Thanks a lot
PB

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:58 pm

You can also buy replacement bulbs which have led's instead of filaments and work out a lot cheaper.
Nigel B

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:59 pm

cool. any idea where? Apart from an led bulb shop of course

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:18 am

PB,

Try here.

Cheers,

Paul

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:30 am

pics from an earlier post:

http://212.67.202.165/~boxertrix/phpBB2 ... .php?t=970

harry.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:53 am

These http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x30-LED-STOP-TAI ... dZViewItem
on Ebay seem very cheap at a tenner, but i don't know if they are any good

Steve

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:08 pm

Thanks guys, that's great.
Am presently in correspondance with BBPower regarding pistons, cups, cams etc. Quite excited hehe

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:12 pm

Is there not a question mark about just changing bulbs on a later S?

I think that the 'system' doesn't get the right sort of signals from a LED and still thinks that the bulb is faulty and therefore it (quite properly) tries to warn you.

sandbar

madman · Post by **madman** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:57 pm

I have an LED bulb in my 2004 S with no problems.

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:25 pm

Then I am wrong!

I thought that there were threads here and elsewhere about the 'voltage drop' or 'current draw' or something that meant that the warning light would be on even though the LED was OK.

But if I am wrong then go ahead and fit them - see if I care!

sandbar

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:39 pm

I've not had a warning light on at all

adamski49 · Post by **adamski49** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:01 pm

sandbar wrote:Then I am wrong!

I thought that there were threads here and elsewhere about the 'voltage drop' or 'current draw' or something that meant that the warning light would be on even though the LED was OK.

But if I am wrong then go ahead and fit them - see if I care!

sandbar

I thought it was more to do with a power supply being taken from the rear light for accessories, such as Autocom.

Adam

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:37 pm

sandbar wrote:Then I am wrong!

I thought that there were threads here and elsewhere about the 'voltage drop' or 'current draw' or something that meant that the warning light would be on even though the LED was OK.

But if I am wrong then go ahead and fit them - see if I care!

sandbar

The led's have no resistance so if you have blown bulb warning this may operate , and would require a resistor of some sort to simulate the resistance or the std type bulb filament. I only recently realised that we sell them in my place of employment

but as bulbs haven't been an issue i've never got around to fitting them!