How to reduce 55w bulb (H3) to 30w?

Hi. I have 2 auxiliary light (H3 bulb, 55w), it seems too much for my scooter alternator; the battery will be run out if idle about a bit long. I could not find any bulb 30w to replace. How to reduce 55w bulb to 30w? Thanks.

Depending on your electrical system, you probably can't use more than 20W without draining the battery. Here are a few ways to reduce the electrical load:

1. Connect the two auxiliary lights in series- this cuts the voltage on each by half, reducing the power consumption by 75%. The two 55W bulbs will then use a total of less than 30 watts.

2. Replace the bulbs with smaller bulbs of about 5 watts or with LEDS.

3. Replace the tail/brake light bulb with an LED unit. Most tail lights are 10W and most brake lights are 30W but LED units use less than 1 watt.

You could use only one light at a time. Installing an inline resistor would reduce the output of the bulb, but you'd have a dim yellow light and they'd still draw 55 watts, the other 25 watts would be turned into heat.

At the chance of being a bit simplistic, turn them off if not needed. Zero watts drawn from the battery.

No switch?? Add one.

Budd

Change the aux lights. That will fix it, since some aren't 55w.