Headlight issues

[SSOcub]

I have searched the forum and couldn’t find anything on this so I apologize if it has been discussed. After I painted and rewired my cub one of the headlights is dimmer than the other. If I switch the bulbs around it doesn’t make a difference but if I take the brighter bulb out the dim one gets brighter like one light is robbing the power from the other. Has anyone ever had anything like this before? I will be taking the hood off my cub soon to rebuild the touch control and would like to resolve this issue right away as well.

[Nelson 634]

First guess would be a bad ground. But as you stated you "rewired it" I would also check all the connections to the lights circuit. A jumper from the ground side of the affected light to a good ground will rule out a grounding problem. A jumper from the starter terminal to the hot side of the light will check the hot side and your wiring.

[Nelson 634]

If you have a six volt system use 10 gauge wire for your lights and your jumper wires. Remember the lower the volts the higher the amps and the need for a larger wire.

[Bob McCarty]

You may have "new" paint under a ground. Suggest you check that.

[Jim Becker]

Those exact symptoms are a little strange. So there may be more than one thing going on. You probably have a bad ground on the dim light. You may also have a high resistance somewhere in the power feed to the headlights (maybe in the light switch).

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

If it is one of the headlight switches with the fuse mounted on the back, clean the clips that hold the fuse.