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Ref: your informative article on LED lights (December ). I feel there’s more to say about their use on British bikes with 6V electrics. Replacing the 24/30W headlight bulb – which was standard on many British motorcycles using a Lucas 6v alternator – with a modern LED component will produce a wild positive swing of the ammeter needle once the engine is running, indicating that all is not well in the charging department. The ‘headlamp’ position, the third click on the light switch, connects two more pairs of coils which generate enough power to illuminate the 24/30W bulb, plus a little bit more to keep
