mahargonator Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I have a 1980 DT175 that i have been riding as trail bike only, but now i am thinking about putting it on the street. It has all the lights and signals on it and they all work, i threw a new battery in it when i first got it and everything worked, but everything was very dim and the battery died within a few days. so i am thinking that since i have heard many things about the 6 volt system being horrible and mine isnt recharging properly. i was wondering if it was possible to change over the system to a 12 volt system? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayruf Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hi M try this link: One of the members (Neo) has been running a thread doing exactly the same thing, I have considered it on my 175 also, but at the moment it isn’t broke so I will leave it as is, I believe though that its not necessarily the volts that make the lights brighter but the wattage of the bulb, A 6 volt bulb can shine as bright as 12 and 24 volt. PS, forum ettiquet ,if you post a hello in the new nembers section more people will reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziPaul Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Did mine just after Xmas and been running fine since although only running a couple of times a week. It does however need revs to be bright. The instructions by Neo on this site were very clear and I sourced all my bits via ebay. Suprised how easey it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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