hid cable length?
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
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Printed Date: May 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Topic: hid cable length?
Posted By: jibjabhater
Subject: hid cable length?
Date Posted: January 17, 2010 at 2:21 PM
I am adding an HID kit to my bike and I have no room in the upper fairing. I have found that there is a company that makes 1 meter extension cables. My question is how long is to long when it comes to the bulb power wires. That is, the wires that carry power from the ballast to the bulb. I want to use a total of 2 meters. What do yall think.
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Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: January 17, 2010 at 7:49 PM
It would be better to extend the power wires to the ballast, but since HIDs are HV & low current, extension of ballast to bulbs is not as critical as for LV lighting (ie, doesn't have to be as low resistance).
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 17, 2010 at 8:10 PM
You should not have any problems using an extra 2Meters of wire. Just make sure the wire is designed for HID use. As stated earlier, it is a very high voltage device. There is very little current going through it. The thickness of the insulation is much more important than the diameter of the wire conductor itself.
Posted By: jibjabhater
Date Posted: January 18, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Thanks guys, I appreciate the info. That just saved me from haveing to buy a slim ballast.
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