Better day running lights

Posted by william_pryde at April 24. 2012

Can anyone help in advising on brighter day running lights for 1952 Nortons. 6 volt halogens don't seem to be available in the old standard fitting and the LED type bolt-on lights eg Cree apparently don't work at 6 volt. We need to be seen better out on the road. At the moment the chrome headlamp rim is seen better than the headlight!

Thanks

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by Chris Grimmett at April 24. 2012

William,

There are 6V operating LEDs out there although you will most likely have to do some modifications. Try a web search using the terms 6V, LED and Puck.

Search on NEW UTG 26MM LED 6V REFLECTOR AND 150 LUMEN LIGHT BULB for one possibility that might help.

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by iain_brown at April 24. 2012

William

have you tried this supplier for halogens - www.classicandvintagebulbs.com

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by anna jeannette Dixon at April 25. 2012

Previously wrote:

Can anyone help in advising on brighter day running lights for 1952 Nortons. 6 volt halogens don't seem to be available in the old standard fitting and the LED type bolt-on lights eg Cree apparently don't work at 6 volt. We need to be seen better out on the road. At the moment the chrome headlamp rim is seen better than the headlight!

Thanks Hello Led Lights only come in Negative earth ,you will have to try and get positive earth bulbs for them to work ? yours anna j

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by colin_sharpe at April 25. 2012

Bob Kizer at Podtronics makes a regulator which will convert your bike to 12 volts. That might be the answer to your problem.

http://podtronics.net/DC_regulator.htm

Colin.

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by william_pryde at April 25. 2012

Thanks to you all for responding so quickly. I tried Classic and vintage bulbs website and ended up directed to Andrew Brock, (Bulb Supplies) 31a Shawbury Rd., London SE22 9DH who is sending me on 35/35 BPF 6 v halogens which I hope will help without draining the power supply.

I will follow up Chris' suggestion re 6 v LEDs and see where that takes me. Failing that I may yet follow up Colin's suggestion re 12 volt converter.

Many thanks to you all.

William

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by howard_thompson at April 25. 2012

Previously wrote: Led Lights only come in Negative earth ,you will have to try and get positive earth bulbs for them to work

I was intrigued by this. Presumably if you do connect them into a positive-earth system they will generate dark matter.

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by gordon_johnston at April 25. 2012

I rebuilt my dynamo with a 12v field coil and armature (from VOC spares, but others must supply them) and use a solid state 12v regulator. Not too sure how getting 12v from a 6v dynamo works in practice. I would worry that the commutator would suffer. The 12v armature uses silver solder on the armature segments to stop segments coming loose at potentially higher temperatures. It works well and I can see where I am going! Gordon.

Re: Better day running lights

Posted by eugene_brolund at April 26. 2012

Previously wrote:

Can anyone help in advising on brighter day running lights for 1952 Nortons. 6 volt halogens don't seem to be available in the old standard fitting and the LED type bolt-on lights eg Cree apparently don't work at 6 volt. We need to be seen better out on the road. At the moment the chrome headlamp rim is seen better than the headlight!

Thanks

Hi William,

You can buy pos. or neg. earth LED's, you can also get halogen bulbs in 6 volt. I got mine from here (excellent company)

http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffyleds.htm

I have been very happy with them. I converted my dynamo to 12 volts with a new armature from Sean Hawkwer, take a look at his site:

http://www.hawkerelectrical.co.uk/

Skip Brolund