I wish someone would start making 6 volt led bulbs for retro applications. And/or since lights use so little amps, why couldn't sone type of inverter be used to bump 6v to 12v on a light circuit?
I don't think you want to go there. The added complexity isn't worth it.why couldn't sone type of inverter be used to bump 6v to 12v on a light circuit?
I kept my Case VAC at 6 volts as the starting/charging system was OK. I ordered a part on line which takes 6V and gives me 12V so I could install standard LED lights. Inverter/converter? I don't remember what it was called. But it didn't take much internet searching to find it.I wish someone would start making 6 volt led bulbs for retro applications. And/or since lights use so little amps, why couldn't sone type of inverter be used to bump 6v to 12v on a light circuit?
I should explain. I have a vintage Suzuki motorcycle that has an odd headlight that's burned out. It's styled like a sealed beam but is only a lens. There's a small tail light sized bulb soldered in from the back. It's not round overall so another sealed beam can't be substituted. The only solution is to solder in a bulb from the rear. The last NOS one I see online sold for over $400!
Correct. Except the front lens does not come off so the back would actually need to be opened enough for bulb and I guess should be removable for future replacement.Reads like you should try to solder in a bulb socket that can utilize a common bulb that is a 6 volt LED.
vs soldering in another bulb.
Nearly all USB corded LED lights are rated for up to 6VDC. Some even work up to 8VDC.I should explain. I have a vintage Suzuki motorcycle that has an odd headlight that's burned out. It's styled like a sealed beam but is only a lens. There's a small tail light sized bulb soldered in from the back. It's not round overall so another sealed beam can't be substituted. The only solution is to solder in a bulb from the rear. The last NOS one I see online sold for over $400!
Well, considering that "normal" charging voltage for a "nominal 6 Volt" system is close to 7.5 Volts that doesn't give much leeway!Nearly all USB corded LED lights are rated for up to 6VDC. Some even work up to 8VDC.
Correct. Except the front lens does not come off so the back would actually need to be opened enough for bulb and I guess should be removable for future replacement.
I kept my Case VAC at 6 volts as the starting/charging system was OK. I ordered a part on line which takes 6V and gives me 12V so I could install standard LED lights. Inverter/converter? I don't remember what it was called. But it didn't take much internet searching to find it.
You say it's odd shaped. Is sorta D shaped with the flat part at the bottom?
If so. I have never saw a Suzuki headlight that the bulb can't be simply changed in.
View attachment 98571the lamp is one assembly. The lens is glass epoxied into a metal shell. You can't see in pic but there is a bulb about 1.5 inches in diameter inside which is soldered in. A few years later they went to a replaceable bulb in the same profile.
Similar but mine has no mounting tabsIs this the newer version?
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Are the LED lights polarity sensitive, will the work on positive ground?I wish someone would start making 6 volt led bulbs for retro applications. And/or since lights use so little amps, why couldn't sone type of inverter be used to bump 6v to 12v on a light circuit?
Many LED lights have separate "ground" and "hot" wires and are isolated from chassis ground so they can be used on a vehicle or machine of either ground polarity by connecting the wires appropriately.Are the LED lights polarity sensitive, will the work on positive ground?
This was part of 07's post.Similar but mine has no mounting tabs
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