headlight bulb keeps burning out

mopedhi · 10-26-2013, 01:44 AM

this is the fourth bulb and its already burned out, not even a month old

bhinch · 10-26-2013, 06:49 AM

It seems as if you have a volt/amp problem. Check the headlight contacts with a meter and see how much power you have at the headlight socket. Scooter running and the bulb not installed.

skuttadawg · 11-09-2013, 01:33 AM

It is normal for a bulb to blow but not 4times in a month . You may have a bad voltage regulator . Are both hi and lo beams burning out ?

fixitdave · 11-10-2013, 09:23 PM

Are you going ove 'alot' of rr tracks, potholes or speedbumps?

Lefty · 11-10-2013, 09:40 PM

Put a Volt meter on the battery and start it up and rev it up to around 3-4 and see if it is overcharging. If it is it WILL blow out the bulbs.
Lefty

prodigit · 11-10-2013, 09:58 PM

Sometimes putting a small capacitor in parallel could help even out voltage spikes.
If you're running your scoot on 8+k RPM it might be overvolted all the time

Potholes also pose problems.

10-26-2013, 06:49 AM	#2
bhinch Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jacksonville, Texas Posts: 53	It seems as if you have a volt/amp problem. Check the headlight contacts with a meter and see how much power you have at the headlight socket. Scooter running and the bulb not installed. __________________
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11-10-2013, 09:58 PM	#6
prodigit Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 390	Sometimes putting a small capacitor in parallel could help even out voltage spikes. If you're running your scoot on 8+k RPM it might be overvolted all the time Potholes also pose problems. __________________
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11-10-2013, 09:23 PM	#4
fixitdave Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: central florida Posts: 45	Are you going ove 'alot' of rr tracks, potholes or speedbumps?
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