Eagle77 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased an 06 Venture a few months ago and it came with some LED lights in strip form. I connected 4 strips together and wired them to my trickle charger and all were working. I then put them on my bike, found a wire that was only hot when the key is on and wired them in. I connot get them to work. I even connected them directly to the battery and nothing. Why will they work on the charger and not off the bike?? Any and all help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 6, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased an 06 Venture a few months ago and it came with some LED lights in strip form. I connected 4 strips together and wired them to my trickle charger and all were working. I then put them on my bike, found a wire that was only hot when the key is on and wired them in. I connot get them to work. I even connected them directly to the battery and nothing. Why will they work on the charger and not off the bike?? Any and all help appreciated. dumb question but have you tried them again on the charger after trying them on the scoot...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Color01 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 6, 2010 ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 6, 2010 ground Or Polarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted February 6, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 6, 2010 Or Polarity I think wes has it - I believe polarity is a necessity with strip led's - also, there may be a control module hidden somewhere, might even be up in the fairing. I know mine are plug and play with a module and a remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted February 6, 2010 Thanks for the ideas. I have connected back to the charager and they work fine. Black wire ground and red wire power supply. I connect the wires to the battary and nothing. I cranked the bike to get more amps but didn't change anything. This really does not make sense but I can't think of anything else to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 6, 2010 OK wheb you say polarity are you saying reverse the hot and ground wires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted February 6, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 6, 2010 nuther dumb thought... is the charger set for 6 volt or 12 volt? maybe these lights aren't for automotive 12 volt? just a stab in the dark here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted February 6, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 6, 2010 OK wheb you say polarity are you saying reverse the hot and ground wires? yes - reverse the wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted February 6, 2010 OK ----All is well and working as they should. Reversing the polarity was the answer. I still don't understand how they worked with the battery tender but would not work the same way hooked up to the bike wiring. I suppose it has to do with the circurity on the bike. ANYWAY A BIG THANKS TO ALL. THIS ONE DEAL WAS WORTH MORE THAN THE COST OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted February 6, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 6, 2010 OK ----All is well and working as they should. Reversing the polarity was the answer. I still don't understand how they worked with the battery tender but would not work the same way hooked up to the bike wiring. I suppose it has to do with the circurity on the bike. ANYWAY A BIG THANKS TO ALL. THIS ONE DEAL WAS WORTH MORE THAN THE COST OF THE SUBSCRIPTION. Might wanna check the polarity on your battery tender... Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted February 6, 2010 Will do Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunc Posted February 7, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) Some trickle chargers are not as filtered as they need to be.... Thus some small amount of AC still gets through and the leds will light. 60Hz too fast for the naked eye to see most of the time. Probably had it reversed on the charger too. My Edited February 7, 2010 by TDunc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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