HID connection
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ovenpaa
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I thought everything was plug coded so you cannot get it wrong - it is on mine, no extra cables, just plug the leads in 
Chris Terry
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One end has the plug (to the ballast).. no problem, the other end has 2 spade connectors (to the bike lamp connector) which can go either way.
ovenpaa
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I just connected them up and they worked, polarity should not make a difference to the lamp itself
I could of course be wrong....
Let me go and look.
I could of course be wrong....
Let me go and look.
ovenpaa
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Red went to yellow, black went to brown in the headlight - I can mail you my pictures if that helps? It is a 1150 Adventure
pogo
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Hi Oven
The black wire goes with the red (same polarity)
The blue with the blue
A+ Pogo
The black wire goes with the red (same polarity)
The blue with the blue
A+ Pogo
Chris Terry
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I agree the lamp supply itself should'nt make a difference, and in fact the lamp is fed from the ballast using plug'n sockets so you can't go wrong. It's the feed to the ballast that needs to be correct (Black & Blue wires), which is +Pos and which is -Neg ???. The ballast is to be connected to the 2 wires that feed to the old lamp on the Bike which is (Brown - Neg\ground) and the other is (Grey +Pos).
So to connect the Ballast correctly I need to know which is Pos+ and which is Neg- Black or Blue?. I could just connect up and hope
but thats to wiskey....
So to connect the Ballast correctly I need to know which is Pos+ and which is Neg- Black or Blue?. I could just connect up and hope
but thats to wiskey....
I have used the Black/ Brown wires as - and the Red/Blue as the + with no problems.
So on the high beam, Brown is - and White is + Low beam, Brown is - and yellow is +.
Hope that helps.
And then of course you may need a S/S bracket
So on the high beam, Brown is - and White is + Low beam, Brown is - and yellow is +.
Hope that helps.
And then of course you may need a S/S bracket
Chris Terry
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Cheers guys !
dlevett
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Ask Colebatch.
It does make a difference which way you connect them since they 'feed' the ballast. Mine were Red and Black, but I'll look which way they go into the connector on the ballast - this will tell you which one of your Blue/Black wires equates to Red (+ve) and which equates to Black (-ve).
I've heard that connecting them up wrong momentarily does not harm them, but I would not! I'd make sure that you get in right first.
It does make a difference which way you connect them since they 'feed' the ballast. Mine were Red and Black, but I'll look which way they go into the connector on the ballast - this will tell you which one of your Blue/Black wires equates to Red (+ve) and which equates to Black (-ve).
I've heard that connecting them up wrong momentarily does not harm them, but I would not! I'd make sure that you get in right first.
Chris Terry
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Yes I will wait until I'm 100% sure
xylo66
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HIDS
Chris,
Les is quite correct there.
Brown is -ve for both. There is also a tiny number 1 stamped on the plastic connector block if you can see it for the -ve connection for the spade to plug into.
I have 4 of these from Walter and they all work fine except to make absolute sure they go in square. I had 2 bent pins which suggests they are very soft metal.
cheers
ChrisB
Chris,
Les is quite correct there.
Brown is -ve for both. There is also a tiny number 1 stamped on the plastic connector block if you can see it for the -ve connection for the spade to plug into.
I have 4 of these from Walter and they all work fine except to make absolute sure they go in square. I had 2 bent pins which suggests they are very soft metal.
cheers
ChrisB
Chris Terry
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Thanks but I think you missed my problem..
I know the wiring cable colours and pin connections and polarity on the bike. It's the ballast connection polarity that is my problem, I have 2 wires (black and Blue) that need to be connected to the bike. Which is which?
dlevett
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Chris,
I've looked at my 50W HID's from Colebatch (I don't have the ones with the same ballast here at the moment) and the 'ballast feed' wires on mine are Red and Black. Looking at the plug (that goes into the ballast):
Black = Black = -ve
Blue = Red = +ve
I've looked at my 50W HID's from Colebatch (I don't have the ones with the same ballast here at the moment) and the 'ballast feed' wires on mine are Red and Black. Looking at the plug (that goes into the ballast):
Black = Black = -ve
Blue = Red = +ve
Black will be negative.
Hopefully this will help. If your ballast is of the sam type as that in the photos then insert the plug for the 12 v feed into its socket and note which colour wire is in the same orientation as the red in the photo. Et voila! You now have the +ve wire indentified. TH e+ve/-ve wire orientation is the same on both the 35W ballasts I have replaced and the 50W ballasts I replaced them with.
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Just seen you had photos in your orginal post!
Blue will be +ve.
Just seen you had photos in your orginal post!
Blue will be +ve.
Chris Terry
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Thanks to you all...time to lite up and ride !
Cole
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Sorry guys ... been out of the country a week.
Yes I just checked a couple of my kits and some of them have blue wires in lieu of red, oddly enough ... in the cases when that happens, the blue is positive and the black is negative, as the far more electrically wise posters above have already pointed out.
Yes I just checked a couple of my kits and some of them have blue wires in lieu of red, oddly enough ... in the cases when that happens, the blue is positive and the black is negative, as the far more electrically wise posters above have already pointed out.
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