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Message: [QUOTE="canyncarvr, post: 924482, member: 16552"] BuyKawi says: BULB,12V 30/30W If you have the tail light in the circuit it's wanting 70 watts in just filaments..let alone wire/connection/switch losses, VR requirements and such. You will be just over the edge of what the Electrex coil can put out. It's sure not going to get close to max without a good bit of engine speed. If things brighten up with the tail bulb out it's likely a watt shortage problem. If you're running both filaments off the oem wiring, I'd not be surprised if the wire was too small for the current you're now expecting it to carry. The ground has to carry the current for both filaments. You don't happen to be running the filaments in series? That won't work. Each 'hot' side of the filament (filaments don't HAVE a 'hot' side..until they're wired that way) needs to be directly connected to power. If you're using the oem socket, it would pretty darn tough to wire them in series...but just thought I'd ask. It's the word 'harness' that makes me wonder how you did it. A simple shunt soldered between the bulb input 'nubbins' would get done what you're trying to do...no harness required. ...don't know if the shell could handle that much heat, anyway. All of this based on an 'H' model. I don't [b]know[/b] but I'd doubt the '94 is that different. So...what happens with the tail bulb out? What does your 'harness' consist of? What is the voltage in the circuit with the lights on? (The 'H' model is AC..not DC. Likely yours is AC, too). Should be 12VAC. If the voltage drops when you light 'em up, you're either losing current someplace or don't have it to start with. If you measure different voltages at different places in the bike harness, you have a wiring/connection problem. Where are I? Here very seldom. A fluke that I saw your post. I'll check back on it, though. [/QUOTE]

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