85 to 88 Suzuki LT230S Quadsport help.
06-07-2011, 03:02 PM
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Yeah, I forgot to qualify that question lol. So, A 45 watt DC bulb will draw more amps than a 45 watt AC bulb when both are supplied with AC power, right?
That link I found said to double the wattage of an AC bulb going into a DC circuit to get the same amount of light (I'm equating light to current flow because it takes current to make heat, which makes light). Therefore, to get the same current flow to the bulb you would have to double the wattage of an AC bulb going into a DC ciruit. Conversely, you would have to half the wattage of a DC bulb going into an AC circuit to get the same amount of light. According to that, a 45 watt AC bulb has the same resistance as a 22.5 watt DC bulb... and a 45 watt DC bulb would have too little resistance for the coil in the 230 magneto to not burn up.. since that would be something like 90 watts AC. If not, then I'm thoroughly confused
That link I found said to double the wattage of an AC bulb going into a DC circuit to get the same amount of light (I'm equating light to current flow because it takes current to make heat, which makes light). Therefore, to get the same current flow to the bulb you would have to double the wattage of an AC bulb going into a DC ciruit. Conversely, you would have to half the wattage of a DC bulb going into an AC circuit to get the same amount of light. According to that, a 45 watt AC bulb has the same resistance as a 22.5 watt DC bulb... and a 45 watt DC bulb would have too little resistance for the coil in the 230 magneto to not burn up.. since that would be something like 90 watts AC. If not, then I'm thoroughly confused
06-07-2011, 03:25 PM
Whoa now im getting confused, but i belive the link sounds about right. I reran my numbers i switched which one had to be doubled sorry. Im actrually in a class right now hah. Im taking my pratice certified electronic tech exam. Im still a student in training 2 months till my certification and 5 months till i graduate i do tend to make stupid mistakes sometimes my apologies for the confussion
I wrecked a while back and headlight fell off, so I might test it and some bulbs for resistance and see if I can spot some trends.
06-07-2011, 03:33 PM
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06-07-2011, 03:37 PM
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I really hate the stock headlight my plans are to get 2 headlights and put them shining through the two openeings on my dg bumber i was thinking a 20 watt for low and a 45 for high or maybe 2 20 watters one will come on for low and both for high
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06-07-2011, 03:58 PM
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Electric start whats that lol, yeah i dont do much night riding either i only need enough light to see the edge of the paths to follow
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For those who might be interested i pulled out the old DMM and made some measurements, with the stock head light 45 watts. The stator is outputting an average of 12.3 volts AC and the headlight is drawing an average of 3.3 amps at trail speeds. And using ohms law thats about 41 watts of power. Just a lil info that might help people out if they are looking into new lighting systems like i am.