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Originally Posted by dn53
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We had the lights flicker on and off, My thoughts are that the low output on the bulbs confuses the system and attempts to turn on/off the bulbs.
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Originally Posted by TOPEC
u need a capacitor to stop this from happening, or some other source with a constant 12V when the lowbeams r turned on. reason being is that particular headlight is designed to send 12V pulses instead of a constant 12V. so the light bulbs will see 12V 0V 12V 0V 12V 0V and so on. halogen bulbs dont flick because they are not sensitive enough. notice how when u cut power off to a halogen bulb it slowly dims away, thats the reason it doesnt flicker. if u just add a relay to the lowbeam circuit the relay will continuously click on and off when its energized, that is y u need to add a capacitor to store power so the lights sees a constant 12V.
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As TOPEC said, this system is due to the low beams being used as DRL. The continuous on and off pulses are to create a less than 100% light output on halogen bulbs. When LEDs or HIDs are used, they need a constant power source.