Reserive Lighting Device question

[81xsproject]

Would it be possible to wire the RLD into another bike or even a car? I am just not totally sure how it works.

[DiverRay]

It should be possible...... The problem is it's designed to work with ONE headlamp. Most cars have two, so you would need two RLDs for a car. I don't have a manual handy, as I'm at work, but it shouldn't be that hard.

[81xsproject]

My buddies KZ and SWMBO's CB500 are both so old they still have the on and off switch.

[TopCatGr58]

Re: Reserive Lighting Device question

Originally posted by 81xsproject
Would it be possible to wire the RLD into another bike or even a car? I am just not totally sure how it works.

My question is why would you want to?

The RLU just uses the high beam filament at a reduced power level, along with lighting the dash light to alert you that the low beam filament has burned out.

I would think if you just wanted some way of knowing that the low beam has burned out, you could wire in a relay that would trigger or untrigger when the current thru the low beam filament stopped flowing, and would then light the dash light! I would have no qualms running the bright light at full power IF my low beam burned out, until I could get it replaced!
T.C.

[81xsproject]

I guess I mis-understood its purpose. I thought it was respnsible for not powering the headlights until the motor fires. That is why I wanted it on the older bikes that have the on-off headlight switches.

[DiverRay]

No, there is a relay that gets its power from the alternator. The relay is what turns on the headlight. Once on, it will stay on until the ignition is turned off. You can find the wire that powers the relay, and just put an inline switch on it to give yourself an "on" switch.

[skids]

You can also buy a relay and use a switched hot lead from somewhere to power the headlights. That way, you can turn the headlight off with the switch if you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic, or if you are charging the battery at other times. It is a real plus.

Originally posted by DiverRay
No, there is a relay that gets its power from the alternator. The relay is what turns on the headlight. Once on, it will stay on until the ignition is turned off. You can find the wire that powers the relay, and just put an inline switch on it to give yourself an "on" switch.