I am runnin a pair of hella 500 driving lights with the h3 100watt bulbs in them instead of the stock 55watt that comes with the set. My brother tells me I will drain my battery. I do not intend on turning the hellas on when the engine is off. how much can it take. I got it wired with a relay and a swith connected to the dash with 12 volt directly from battery.

 

as long as you dont run them wiht out the engin being on you cant drain the battery

 

maybe put a strain on the altinator

 

I have 130 watt KC's and I can run the heated seats, headlights, stereo... all the accessories, and I can turn them on and I don't notice any dimming of and lights on the dash or anywhere.

I have a question to everyone. Should InFlames be concerned about the wiring? Maybe it has a smaller gauge and may melt? Or are they basically wired the same as a higher wattage model?

 

i have 3 hella 510s... they run differnt wattages but i have a total draw of 17.5 amp... 210 watts... no problems at all... and i routinely leave them on for about 20 minutes with the engine off without a problem.....

 

awesome , thanks I am goin to check the wires to make sure they are not getting too hot, I belive they are 16-18 gage.

 

16-18 guage may not be good enough... i should have run 14 or 12 guage with mine and im @ 210 watts.....