528t

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Topic: 528t

Posted By: shellt0es
Subject: 528t
Date Posted: July 17, 2007 at 9:26 PM

any help or information would be appreciated b/c as of now, im stuck. what im trying to accomplish here, i have installed hid low beam in my motorcycle. i purchased a 528t(timed relay)in hopes so when i start the bike, the ballast would turn on at a set time after the bike has been running. purpose is so i am not stressing my starting/charging system or the ballast by having them both start at the same time.(stock halogens come on automatically when bike is started)i want to know if there is a way i can have the relay delay my headlights on startup. as of now, the relay will only complete the circuit when the acc. is turned off(relay will complete...stay complete for set time... then open) please,any help.

thanks,
erik

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Posted By: hotwaterwizard
Date Posted: July 19, 2007 at 8:50 AM

If you are using the Brown wire for your load now

just use the Orange wire instead. It does the oposite of the Brown wire.

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John DeRosa (Hotwaterwizard)
Stockton California
When in doubt, try it out !

Posted By: shellt0es
Date Posted: July 24, 2007 at 11:06 PM

still no luck.i get power to that wire for however long i have the timer set for. im trying to delay my headlights from comming on at starup not delay them to stay on after i shut down

Posted By: hotwaterwizard
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 8:07 AM

What you are looking for is a Delayed ON Timer.

This may do the trick

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John DeRosa (Hotwaterwizard)
Stockton California
When in doubt, try it out !

Posted By: shellt0es
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 10:09 AM

correct. but from the looks of it, the 528t will not work for me in this application

Posted By: hotwaterwizard
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 2:35 PM

posted_image Add this circuit where the black stripe wire is and it should do what you want it to.

Constant to Momentary Output
The capacitor allows the coil of the relay to be energized until the capacitor stores a charge, thus de-energizing the coil. The resistor bleeds off the charge of the capacitor when positive voltage is removed from the other side of the coil. You can increase the output time by simply changing the value of the capacitor. This one will give you about a 1/2 second output.

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John DeRosa (Hotwaterwizard)
Stockton California
When in doubt, try it out !

Posted By: hotwaterwizard
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 2:49 PM

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John DeRosa (Hotwaterwizard)
Stockton California
When in doubt, try it out !

Posted By: dualsport
Date Posted: July 28, 2007 at 10:41 AM

Is your bike currently set up so the headlights remain off when you switch on the ignition, but before starting? If not, you can put in a circuit so that the headlights remain off until after you release the starter button. If it's already set up that way, are you just looking for a longer delay to allow the battery to charge up before turning on the headlights?

HID's typically draw less than regular headlamps, so I wouldn't think you need to worry about stressing the charging system. The usual concern is having the HID's switch on and off too frequently; that's what you want to avoid.