11v at the headlights

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May 20, 2018 | 08:43 PM

leohtbaere

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11v at the headlights

I'm in the middle of repairing my 240's headlights and I'm finding that I'm getting about 11 volts at the headlight connectors. Is this normal or does the ~1v drop suggest something is wrong?

May 20, 2018 | 10:16 PM

jagtoes

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Check your grounds. You should be getting better the 12v.

May 21, 2018 | 12:04 AM

pierce

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is that 11V with the headlights plugged in and shining, or 11v when the lamp is disconnected so you're just reading the voltage at 0 amps ?

May 21, 2018 | 06:08 AM

leohtbaere

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That's 11V only when shining on both the high and low beam setting. Otherwise it drops to 0.

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