anti flicker quick fix instructions

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Topic: anti flicker quick fix instructions

Posted By: dkeshish
Subject: anti flicker quick fix instructions
Date Posted: October 19, 2007 at 11:38 PM

Hi guys, I saw this on another forum and since i went through hell to get mine to work it may be handy for someone in the future.

If you install a plug and play HID kit and you see your lights flicker and the company you bought it from is saying send them X amount of dollars for a anti flicker kit, all you do is go to radio shack and purchase a pair of capacitors. Then connect them like the pic below...

Sorry to all those companies that make money off of a 3 dollar fix for 50 bucks or so....
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Posted By: dkeshish
Date Posted: October 21, 2007 at 3:03 AM

forgot to mention I have a mcculloch 8000K hid plug and play kit that I bought off of ebay

Posted By: mverv07
Date Posted: November 23, 2007 at 9:41 AM

Thanks for the advice, I was looking into a fix when I came across your post.

How has it been working out for you so far?

Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: December 23, 2007 at 12:36 AM

So caps are storage devices for 12 volts.......

Would I be correct in assuming you are trying to cure a plug and play "flicker" problem?

The fix is to NOT install as 'plug and play" get 12 volts from the battery, and a solid ground for your relay (I hope your using a relay) from the battery as well.

Plug and play on most of these import pieces of junk simply does not work.

The only part of the factory harness you want to use is the negative turn on .....

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Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: December 25, 2007 at 9:27 AM

x1 Kartuneman is correct. I capacitor will slightly help, but a sold ground and good connection to 12volts through a relay is best. running 12 off the headlight switch works but is not reliable. unstable power can stess and strain your ballast.

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