i fitted a HID kit to my scoot last night, turns night into day . anyway its running off my battery at the moment. heres the question if i connected the ac lighting stator to the battery supply stator, then both go to the rectifier. Would that increase the current enought to prevent the battery for draining? it starts to drain after an hour of continious use. OR as the standard candle is 35w/35w and HID is 35w, would you put a seperate rectifier on ac lighting circuit. ta
your putting an extra drain on the battery fitting the hid and as you imply..the dc charge is too low to keep up.thats why its draining..the ac lighting circuit could be fitted with a rectifier to convert ac to dc (filament bulbs run on both ac/dc)and the hid fitted to the output but ide also recommend a regulator too as a safety measure to stop any current/voltage surges.not a good idea to connect the lighting coil to the charge coil though..they are separate for a reason..so long as the normal drain on the lighting coil is within the operating supply current with a bit of reserve it should be ok..fitting a larger amperage battery might be an idea too..as long as the charge system has a healthy regulator it wont put strain on the charge circuit cos it can only charge at the rate the system supplies..so it will be charging longer but have more current available for longer when it is needed..car batteries of 100 amp or more can be charged at a few amps after all..hope this helps anyone thats reading this cos it is a bit of an old thread..cheers..
