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Rear Light problems
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:04 pm
by PBBoxer
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
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:59 pm
by Paul
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
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:08 pm
by PBBoxer
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
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:58 pm
by nab 301
You can also buy replacement bulbs which have led's instead of filaments and work out a lot cheaper.
Nigel B
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:59 pm
by PBBoxer
cool. any idea where? Apart from an led bulb shop of course
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:18 am
by Paul
PB,
Try
here.
Cheers,
Paul
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:30 am
by Harry
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:53 am
by Boxered
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
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:08 pm
by PBBoxer
Thanks guys, that's great.
Am presently in correspondance with BBPower regarding pistons, cups, cams etc. Quite excited hehe
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:12 pm
by sandbar
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
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:57 pm
by madman
I have an LED bulb in my 2004 S with no problems.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:25 pm
by sandbar
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
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:39 pm
by PBBoxer
I've not had a warning light on at all
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:01 pm
by adamski49
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
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:37 pm
by nab 301
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!