greasemonkey1234 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hi Guys, Right I re-wired in the JDM ballasts and put in EU (road legal) bulbs into the headlights. Now, I did the drivers side first to check that I had wired correctly and JOY I had a good quality light. I then wired up the second, passenger side light and no lights. The main beam works fine, as I understand this is on a different circuit, however, no lights from either now. I thought a 15 amp fuse had blown but no, they all seemed fine. Does anbody know whether the HID's work on a different voltage or need a higher rated fuse? Many thanks Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 higher voltage means lower current rating, ie smaller fuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 basic equation... power=voltage x current so the current = power/voltage so for example... basic lamp = 12v power= 55w current? so 55w/12v = 4.5 amps approx xenon lamp=15000v power= 35w current? so 35w / 15000v = 0.0023 amps... i dont know what the input voltage of the transformer/ballast is but regardless the lamp power is less in theory this is correct but im unsure of the exact values and if theres a current load on the transformer/ballast 12v supply side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkey1234 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Ah ok so it just could have been the corroded fuses. It was in the fuse box behind the battery. Do you know of any other light related fuses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I don't sorry. Pm husky as he seems to be the lighting genius on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkey1234 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Ok no worries thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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