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Mini Buggy General Discussion General Discussion forum for Mini Buggies. (American Sportworks, HammerHead, Carter, etc) |
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Higher power lights
Is there anyway to make my buggy able to support higher powered lights without having to rig up a battery to power them?
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first of all you have to tell everyone what kind of buggy you have.
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if it is a stock 150cc you may be able to change to a larger stator and go from there.
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Look into LED lights. They will work, but only if your rig has 12V DC power.
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Sorry, its a Hammerhead 150.
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I have been looking for some LED lights but all the ones I found are so expensive.
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all the led"s I have seen are expensive
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I found some on Ebay that are not too bad but I don't know what kind of beam they produce.
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does it tell how many watts they put out?
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One set is 15W and the other is 18W
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Actually the terms watts is used for the amount of power that they consume. Check to see if they have a rating in lumens or candle power. This is the actual measurement for the amount of light that they will produce. Also check to see what the light pattern is. Is the light casting a round beam like a spotlight, or is it directional such as a flatter pattern.
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2005 Hammerhead 150 170cc BBK, PnP Big valve Head, A12 Cam, Uni Filter, Custom Exhaust, 10G rollers, 1500 Contra Spring, 2000 Clutch Springs Just added - 2007 Joyner 250 SV - Let the fun begin 4-Dirt Bikes, Baja Bug and enough toys to keep me in the garage and out of trouble. |
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they usually come in both styles flood and spot available
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I'm using these... http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-18W-LED-W...cb7739&vxp=mtr
good well built units for the price. Comparable to a middle of the road set of auto riding lights. Excellent light pattern. huge improvement over a pair of standard 35 watt bulbs. At 18 watts apiece. you're using half the wattage out of a 6 pole stator alloted for light power(75 watts). You could run 4 without overloading the charging system Wire them into a direct battery connection and there won't be a light fluctuation., they'll burn steady and bright. |
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I tried that connecting the leds to the a/c wire from the stock lights and they will flicker and drive you nuts. I just wired the 6 led 18w to the battery with a inline fuse and a rocker switch and they are bright. I am only running one for now.
This our first trip with one led 18w straight to the battery with a switch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZz6EbgB1c Last edited by Johnny 5; 10-20-2013 at 07:48 PM. |
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