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Posted: 09:06 am May 14 2009
by Indawoods
Yes... making an order Friday....

HID... not having much luck with it so far. I will post if there are any developments.

Posted: 09:35 am May 14 2009
by 4x4fab
Alright, I'll be waiting......

Posted: 09:24 pm May 20 2009
by jc7622
Wow. I have been away from the forum for a couple months (personal problems) and when I come back you have some new goodies available. If I read everything in this thread correctly, you have a new lighting coil that puts out 100 watts and are shipping them for $110. Is that correct?

Posted: 09:25 pm May 20 2009
by Indawoods
Yup... 2nd batch is due in anyday... :grin:

Posted: 05:20 pm Jun 01 2009
by Indawoods
They shipped... 1 is already sold.... 2 available when these come in this week. Only getting a partial order because I told him I need what he has done ASAP.

So, 2 available ....

Posted: 05:30 pm Jun 04 2009
by Indawoods
100 Watt lighting coils are in!

2 shipping tomorrow.... 1 left til next batch!

Posted: 09:57 pm Oct 06 2009
by JimmyB
Hi everyone was just wondering what bulb you have been using with the new coils.Local shops only seem to have a few choices with that style of base and the highest was a 35w.Are you adapting a different base style to fit in the stock set up?

Thanks James

Posted: 11:48 am Oct 07 2009
by canyncarvr
The bulb choices of course depend on the headlamp shell style. A good lot of KDX riders biffed the OEM shell to oblivion a long time ago.

I did anyway.

I run a double halogen shell with one wide beam light, one narrow beam. I recall it is currently setup with one 30W and one 20W.

Looks kind'a like this:



**edit**
First trail ride yesterday with Inda's coil. There is a positive effect of the coil on the spark of the bike and that is realized in bottom-end, off-idle response.

The same is true between the OEM and Electrex (what I had) coils.

My bike is running with other variables than the coil, so I cannot say with specificity exactly how much improvement there is. I used to run a Trick 114 mix in my bike. That fuel no longer being available locally, I'm running a VP 110 mix. Generally a higher octane fuel will impact throttle response negatively..and the change from 114 to a 110 fuel may be part of the package, but it felt a lot like spark change to me.

I have two electrical 'circuits' on my bike..one for grip heat, one for lights. I switched between them three times yesterday to convince myself it wasn't in my head...but my bike ran better with grip heat on than it did with lights. The grip heat circuit pulls more current than do the lights.

My point is..these larger lighting coils do effect spark efficacy. This has been a known issue for years. I mention the difference between the two circuits on my bike as example: Same day, same conditions, same fuel..and the bike ran different one lighting load from another.

If you have an OEM lighting coil and are interested in an improvement in bottom end response (especially on a 200), one of Inda's coils would be a wise investment.

Disclaimer: If you can't tell the difference in how your bike runs during a ride when the temps change 20-30ยบ, you won't think the lighting coil had any effect at all and you won't be happy...so don't buy one.

Posted: 11:32 pm Nov 03 2009
by Slick_Nick
>|QBB<[/url][quote="Indawoods"]This LED tailight allows for my headlight to be very bright ... there is allot of manipulation that can be done. The brake light is also very bright...

Doing this and rewinding my lighting coil should allow for a very stable system... I am hoping anyway.



A bit OT but where did you get those green number plates? What graphic kit and tail light is that?

Posted: 05:23 pm Feb 06 2010
by ThePearl
These lighting coils are a no go, right?

Can't get the parts anymore or something?

Posted: 08:44 pm Apr 11 2010
by Slick_Nick
Just thought I'd post up my own made coil here, in case someone is wondering how to rewind their own. I did NOT add any plates to the middle of this coil, simply rewound my stock coil with thicker wire because it was broken. I'm not sure how much of an upgrade it is, it's not going to put out 100W like the other coils here, but it should be a marked improvement over stock. Say around 65-75W?

Anyway, I simply removed all the stock wire, and rewound with 18GA high quality magnet wire that I got at an electronics store. Keep all the winds tight, and uniform, put as many as you can fit under the flywheel. Scrape some coating off the ends before you solder them onto the stock location. Check for continuity with a multi-meter before re-assembly. Not sure if the direction of the wind makes a difference, I went the same way as stock to be safe.

This entire mod cost me only $13! :mrgreen: All that's needed was the high quality spool of magnet wire. Wire quality does make a difference. Each "layer" used roughly 8-9ft of wire, and a 1/4lb spool did the entire coil with lots left over. Took me about an hour to unwind, rewind, and solder everything back up. If you choose to epoxy it, make sure there's room under the flywheel.

Anyway, this is not intended to steer people away from the other coil, but for those looking for a marked improvement over stock, who maybe just want a bit of extra light, but don't nessicarily want to run heated grips, etc. this might be a viable alternative.

Some pics:

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Posted: 08:53 pm Apr 11 2010
by Indawoods
How do you know it's a marked improvement... have you tried it?

There is more to it than just rewinding until it's full. :wink:

Posted: 08:55 pm Apr 11 2010
by Slick_Nick
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Slick_Nick wrote:...I'm not sure how much of an upgrade it is, it's not going to put out 100W like the other coils here, but it should be a marked improvement over stock.

Posted: 08:56 pm Apr 11 2010
by Slick_Nick
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Indawoods wrote:How do you know it's a marked improvement... have you tried it?

There is more to it than just rewinding until it's full. :wink:
My research has shown that it is just as simple as rewinding it with thicker wire. If there is more, do tell!

Posted: 09:03 pm Apr 11 2010
by Indawoods
Number of plates, wire gauge and number of wraps all play a part. It is a give and take proposition though. Where you may get more output at 6k rpm... at idle it will flicker badly.... you will see.

BTW... have you tried it? :lol:

Posted: 09:29 pm Apr 11 2010
by Slick_Nick
I haven't tried it yet, bike should be back together this week. If you remember my build thread, the only reason I did this was be ause my stock one had a broken wire and if I'm going to rewind, might as well upgrade. I barely use my headlight, I just thought I'd share what I did in case others want to try.

Posted: 09:35 pm Apr 11 2010
by Indawoods
No problem with that... I have 3 spools of the 17ga magnet wire myself if anyone wants to try it...

Posted: 03:03 pm Apr 12 2010
by Slick_Nick
When you said that it flickers at low rpm, was this with the stock bulb or just your hid? Hid lights will flicker if there's not enough voltage goi g to th ballast to create a good constant ignition of the capsule. The halogen light flickering I'm not concerned with, but generally halogen lights wo t flicker, as in go on or off. At low voltage, such as would be seen at idle, the light will dim, but it shouldn't flicker. If by flicker you mean get dimmer and brighter, that may just be a side effect of using the thicker wire, as fewer wraps are possible than with that threadlike stock stuff.

On anther note, you should start following the build thread again, ivemade some updates in the past weeks.

Posted: 03:59 pm Apr 12 2010
by Indawoods
Stock bulb... Forget HID.... that has been a tough nut to crack!

Posted: 05:07 pm Apr 12 2010
by Mr. Wibbens
I'm surprised he used new wire??

I figured for sure he'd just used an old lamp cord