1983 Honda 185S electrical question

[Tomcall]

barnett468
It was a case of the new headlight case not allowing the 45w to fit. So, the 25w would fit. It was plenty bright, but blew out in less than a minute. Like I said I scrapped the idea of the new head light case and am returning to the old case and 45w bulb.

[Tomcall]

Just an update. As I said, I put the old head light case back on with a new 45/45w bulb and replaced the blown 5w tail light bulb with a new 5w tail light bulb. No problems now. Thanks for all the feedback and info on this. I'm still not sure I understand the watt/resistance concept, but I realize there is some connection to the watts of the lights when it's a trike with no battery. If I get any of this then I could go with an imaginary 60w bulb with out it blowing out. It may not be very bright till the rpm's are high enough, but it can handle the output of the stator. It's a balancing situation it seems to get it right. A bulb with enough watts to handle the out put and not blow out, but not too high as to not put out enough light.