Another HID bulb does not go to HI mode By jalat (Read 738 times)

[jalat]

Does anybody know about HID wiring?
Less than a month ago I installed HID kit to my scooter. Everything worked fine. Since today I accidentally noticed that another bulb is not moving to HI light position.

Is ballast anything to do with the high/low position or does it only create that charge for light?
Or is it just some wireconnector or bulb which might be broken?

Im trying to figure out which part is broken. Is it ballast, bulb or controlbox?
Yes I can cross switch bulbs to each others ballast and test and cross swich all wires, but I would not want to tear all plastic again!

[Cruiser]

Hi Jalat. The ballast has nothing to do with the hi-lo function. There is no true hi-lo beam HID bulb. The way the hi beam/lo beam function works is through a relay at the base of the bulb. The bulb is physically shifted from one position (lo beam) to another position (hi beam) and this is determined by the control box which is controlled by the hi-lo beam switch on the handlebars. So, the ballast only provides the electrical energy to light the bulb. It would appear that either the controller is not working or the relays at the base of the bulbs are not working. Since one went out first, the wiring feeding the control box is most likely OK which means that the control box, or the wiring from the control box to the lights, or the lights are bad. I don't think that the hi-lo relays can be replaced separately from the bulbs.

[jalat]

Thats exactly what I taught. So I need to switch the wiring from bulb to another and check if that "broken" bulb is moving to hi beam position. Then if that works the problem is in the control box.

But somehow I don't think there is two different electronic things inside control box to handle those individual bulbs. I believe it is handled with same electronic because in china they are saving every dollar they can in the factories.

So I believe it is the bulb. But have to check that.

[sunlproblems]

put a yest light on highbeem wire hit switch if it lites then its the bulb if not then trace wireback till u have current good luck

[jalat]

It was the bulb. It was somehow a little stuck. I jiggled it back and forward couple of times an it started to work. Maybe some debris or something inside it.