stater and neon lights?

[yellabanshee]

hey all, I was at Sand Lake last weekend and there was a guy with a Banshee that had some small neon tubes zip tied to the frame and they looked bad assssss.........he said it was a stock stater........can this be done without issues to the stock charging stater?

 

wanna do this....but dont want to hurt my shat.......

 

thoughts?

 

thanks

[msprouse]

hey all, I was at Sand Lake last weekend and there was a guy with a Banshee that had some small neon tubes zip tied to the frame and they looked bad assssss.........he said it was a stock stater........can this be done without issues to the stock charging stater?

 

wanna do this....but dont want to hurt my shat.......

 

thoughts?

 

thanks

 

don't think it will hurt anything just be sure to check the wattage on the lights it may cause your lights to be not as bright

[cdwood37]

I am not sure on the power output of the stock stator but just find out what the headlights take and then find some neon lights that don't take to much, as long as all the lights together don't take more than the stator output it should be fine.

[Justintoxicated]

What these guys said, and make sure the Neons are made for 12V AC Power. I have tried stuff made for 12VDC, (automotive strobes) but they did not last too long. Could be beause of the unclean power of the banshee, or the fact they are not made for alternating current (AC).

 

If the Guy had a battery on his banshee then he is setup for 12V DC.

 

You could try a 1/2 bridge voltage rectifier to get DC but you will lose some voltage as well, and will likely need at least a capacitor after the rectifier.

 

You will likely run into more problems than it is worth, unless youc an find 12V AC Neons, DC ones may work though...at least for a while.

Edited June 15, 2006 by Justintoxicated