Lighting set ups

ttocs · Oct 28, 2013

double post.

ttocs · Oct 28, 2013

Brushed up on some reading as its been a while and I cold not remember the numbers. Saying its significant is kind of true. When it initially strikes the arc the current demand is significantly larger then when it settles down it its constant current rate. When you first turn it on on a 35 watt kit can spice as high as 15 amps for the first few secs(less then 15). Now 15 amps is certainly significant when you compare it too the constant current rate that I calculated above(that was right just simple math/algebra) of less then 3 amps ams, no one can debate that since it is over 5x's as hight.

Now when I do search too see/remind me what the headlight fuse current rating I find the fuse box schematic. The headlight fuse is one of the big maxi fuses under the hood by the battery, rated at 50 amps. so while the initial charging current is "significantly higher" then the rating once the ballast warms up. But with 35 amps difference(sure only slightly > 3x as much) between what the halogen bulb/fuse rating

Now we should also remember that all the calculations we did were for only one bulb/ballast when in the real world a lot of these numbers would be x2 for two lights. In that case our idle current would be <6 amps and the max current while charging could be as high as 30 amps so in that case it all stil works out as 5x's the idle current.

With all that into account then it means we have 20 amps of extra current that the new HIDs are not using often(charging time would be really low for the ballast) before the stock fuse or wire ratings are an issue. once the initial arc is done and it returns to its idle current then we have 44 amps of extra current to worry about.

All the stock switches/wiring is made to handle 50 amps of power so a relay isn't needed to make sure it gets the power it needs.

OnyxCobra · Oct 28, 2013

lol. what about for the fog light wiring?

97RioRedV6 · Oct 31, 2013

Havent updated you guys here lately. Got out today and was just curious as to what the issue was. Turns out, I have a bad ballast. See, if you noticed, I bought a cheap set. lol I know, im beating myself up over that now. So I changed headlight sockets for no reason and now ive got a junk socket, a junk hid ballast from a junk company, and now I feel like an idiot. Owell, I do however plan to fix this, annnnnnd Im probably just gonna go ahead and bite the bullet on a retrofit project. The light output is far superior and after seeing ttocs build, it doesnt seem to be as high skilled as I initially thought. I'd hoped to come in contact with a fairly cheap Cobra front to do the Envoy fogs on. And now on to CC'S95GT.

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