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Originally Posted by KID4LIFE
lights look great. i don't know what size battery that is but i'm sure it will power those lights. one thing to consider is the amperage that your stator is putting out will nopt keep up with the power needs of those lights. those two lights are drawing at least 15-18 amps between them and your stator will have a tough time keeping that charged. you can probably run those for an hour or two before they drain your battery. maybe hook it up to a charger after you come back from riding so it doesn't ruin the battery. i have a 250 hammerhead and i was pushing it when i installed two 35w and two 55w to my cage. i have a 12 pole stator (which is one of the bigger ones) and i can only run all four lights for maybe an hour and a half. i also upgraded to a 16a/hr battery. just food for thought.
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I don't have the battery hooked to the engine at all, because if there is any generator on there, it wouldn't do much anyway. I have a float charger I'll hook the battery up to to keep it topped off. I don't expect to use the lights all that much, it was more of a fun project just because I can
