headlight switch

[procamper]

I'd like a bit more powerful headlight on my 78e. does anyone know how many watts you can run through the headlight switch before it will go ka-put?

right now, im running a pair of car style driving lights as headllights in my "custom" fainring (an old welding helmet with front cut out to recieve lights (i get the strangest looks ) )

anyways... i can get a 100 watt bulb to replace the 50 watt thats in it, but need to know if i should go through the hassle of wiring in a relay... anyone know?

btw-- there is no longer a RLU on the bike--i wired around it

[Mike Hart]

Picture, man, we wanna see!

Even with RLU out of the loop, the headlight would still normally get juice thru the headlight relay. The switch cannot handle much current, not even the 55/60 stocker. You didn't eliminate the relay too, and wire the headlight thru the switch, did you? Cuz it will melt eventually.

Lots of folks run 80/100 halogens with no ill effects (I'm one of them).

[procamper]

hmmmm..... headlight relay, huh? my guess would be i cut that out of the loop too....

i guess im goin to wire one in or rewire the old one--thanks


as for pics- heres some, but some of them i took on the wrong setting so they're a bit fuzzy

http://community.webshots.com/photo/46457077/47464906bdKnyK