Led headlight causes engine miss

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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 12:38 AM
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Okay. So, yes I have a battery. I have double checked all nearby connectors and looked for rubbed wires. I've moved the led driver away from the other wires, and tied everything down tightly. I checked battery connections and they are clean and tight. The miss goes away with a halogen bulb. It's sporadic and only happens on high beam with the led.
Also, the led has a fan to cool the circuit board. Maybe that's causing it issue?
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 01:00 AM
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I just recently found out some earlier bikes don't have a battery, so I guess overloading the alternator is out.
Sounds like it is the headlight is all I got.
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 01:11 AM
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Ah, a cooling fan. Until you mentioned that and I did some reading, I wasn't aware that some LED units used cooling fans. I think you're on to something with the cooling fan idea. I have no idea what kind of field might be around that unit. I know there are some kind of sine wave devices that can measure such, but it's beyond my pay grade. Plus, you may have to do some kind of output/draw measurement on that unit on highbeam.
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 01:20 AM
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Oddly enough, the company says they have never heard of it effecting the ignition system on a bike, but I may see if there is something to isolate the signals feeding back through.
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 02:57 AM
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Well you could try a electrical choke on the wire going to the headlight. That would take most spikes out.
You can by one, they are found on a lot of electronic cables you get to charge batteries on cameras, usb's, etc. It is the big black thing in the cable.
Basically a nail with a lot of tightly wound wire wrapped around it.
Or radio shack.
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 03:11 AM
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Like a ferrite choke? Do those work for DC? I will do some Google research. Thanks for the idea.
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 12:35 PM
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Chokes only work on DC!
 
Old Jul 14, 2016 | 03:21 PM
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Chokes tend to block abrupt changes in voltage, like voltage spikes. They work better in conjunction with a capacitor.

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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 06:07 PM
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Yes, put a capacitor in there too!
 
Old Jul 15, 2016 | 01:55 AM
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Lots of work to put in a light. I will see what I can do.
 



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