i got a 86 suzuki tl230 and the headlight bulb was gone out of it so i just put it on the volt meter and i didnt get a thing all the switchs are right and the tail light works i tryed to jimmy rig a tractor light to the tail light and it puts off almost nothing for light and when you hit the gas it gets dimer. sorry if this is hard to understand i ahve been up for 22 hours trying to get this thing working right

 

oh yes can someone tell me what a short is exactly?

 

sounds like the battery

 

it runs right off the motor it only ever had kick start and came from the factory without a battery. so...

 

maybe its just too old.. or maybe bad wires.. who knows lol

 

get a replacement bulb for it

 

thats what im gonna do as soon as i can get to town. but it didnt have any voltage going to it but i could have the plugs wrong and stuff and i cant seem to find a wiring dieagram

 

are you hooking the volt meter up when it's running? or when its off

 

make sure your battery is putting out the correct volts too

 

when its running and there isnt a battery it was made not to have one it only has kick start and the lights run off the alternator

 

trace the wiring. its not that complicated of a system

 

thats prolly bad. Usually when u can see the lights dim alot as the rpm's come down it's alternator.

yes on a quad or snowmobile or something like that it will dim a little bit no matter what, but if it's ALOT then check that

 

use a multimeter..


You should get 12v with the quad off, 13v+ with the quad running.. And your volts should go up when you rev it up not down..


Also how many watts is this 'tractor light'.. When I picture a tractor light I picture big high powered lights.
A quad, especially an old one, isn't gonna have much extra power for accessories.. I'd say 55-110watts MAX

 

again 12 volts with the quad off when it doesnt have a battery.... and im really not sure its just a little one but ill have to look at that