dim cibbies

[one-day]

i am having problems with me cibbies giant and small seem to be very dim can't seem to figure it out tried most things but they r still dim also what wattage bulb could i go up to cheers simon

[Pipster007]

The wattage lamps will depend on your wiring, relays and fuses

[Smudger105e]

Are they wired in series with each other?

[one-day]

yes they r wired in together on a separate switch

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

what bulbs you got and do you have a good clean earth

 

100watt are good and probally what most people opt for

 

cant think of any other reason unless youve wired them up wrong

[Vista]

Check what voltage you're getting at the connection to the lamp, and measure the resistance to earth and check you have a good earth connection back from them.

 

 

Plus as Smudger said, check you haven't wired them in series, i.e. one +ve voltage wire with two lamps off it. Each lamp should have it's own voltage supply wire back to the relay you're supplying them from.

 

If you want it I can email you a PDF of a Cibie wiring diagram, PM me your email address if interested.

[one-day]

cheers they are wired in correct because they were bright once

[Vista]

Then I'd be checking for good connections on all the plugs and a good earth as it sounds like voltage drop.

[one-day]

cool ok i'll go back over my tracks just that it is annoying me because the dark mornings r here and i go down some nice lanes to work o and where can i get a bigger relay from for more powerful lights sorry to be a pain but useless at all this stuff

[Jay_harrier]

Check what voltage you're getting at the connection to the lamp, and measure the resistance to earth and check you have a good earth connection back from them.

 

 

Plus as Smudger said, check you haven't wired them in series, i.e. one +ve voltage wire with two lamps off it. Each lamp should have it's own voltage supply wire back to the relay you're supplying them from.

 

If you want it I can email you a PDF of a Cibie wiring diagram, PM me your email address if interested.

 

adding to Vistas advice, have they always been dim? any other electrical item struggling? maybe a battery cell is going high resistance or your alternator hasn't got the guts to run everything.

 

Is the wiring getting hot? it would indicate high resistance, poor earth, wiring of insufficent diameter (both feed and earth)

 

Also check the battery earth strap to the body and engine - again poor connections and the battery won't charge properly.

 

Finally, how old is your battery & has it been stood for any amount of time? it has been known for sediment to settle in the bottom of the cells and create a short across the plates (not a major one) - cured by shaking the battery. It sounds random, but came from a Ford mastertech.

[one-day]

Check what voltage you're getting at the connection to the lamp, and measure the resistance to earth and check you have a good earth connection back from them.

 

 

Plus as Smudger said, check you haven't wired them in series, i.e. one +ve voltage wire with two lamps off it. Each lamp should have it's own voltage supply wire back to the relay you're supplying them from.

 

If you want it I can email you a PDF of a Cibie wiring diagram, PM me your email address if interested.

 

adding to Vistas advice, have they always been dim? any other electrical item struggling? maybe a battery cell is going high resistance or your alternator hasn't got the guts to run everything.

 

Is the wiring getting hot? it would indicate high resistance, poor earth, wiring of insufficent diameter (both feed and earth)

 

Also check the battery earth strap to the body and engine - again poor connections and the battery won't charge properly.

 

Finally, how old is your battery & has it been stood for any amount of time? it has been known for sediment to settle in the bottom of the cells and create a short across the plates (not a major one) - cured by shaking the battery. It sounds random, but came from a Ford mastertech.

battery is fine allternater charges everything must be an earth some where i will clean the brackets as they earth on the bracket and lamp stem

[john_3.0s]

COULD BE THE CONTACTS IN THE RELAY(S) GOING HIGH RESISTANCE FROm CORROSION ETC. AS ABOVE CHECK THE VOLATGE ON THE LAmPS AND WORK BACKWARDS, BROAdly speaking the voltage at the lamps should be the same as on the battery.

 

p.s. sorry for use of caps this keybard is knackered

[one-day]

thank you