HELP!! My lightforce hid upgrade keeps flickering

TerraFirma replied:

I'm not an expert but you need a minmum gauge wire. I know I had to have my wiring replaced with a thicker gauge but I can't remember what the size was, I had my Autoelec do it.

Someone else's recommendations "Ideal you just want a good quality multi-core cable in the minimum gauge recommended for your current power requirements. You lights are 55W each right? I would use 14 gauge at a minimum for driving both of these and 12 gauge to give you some room if the need ever arises.

Multi-core copper cable is pretty low on resistance as it is and over the short distance that you are going to get to the driving lights, the effects of a voltage drop are hardly going to be noticeable. Even more so with yourself having HID lights as those are electronically controlled and even if they got 10V, they would still output full power by drawing more current.
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Muntoo replied:

Are both flicking or just the one?

Poor quality kits will flicker for a few reasons.

May be the globe, may be the ballast.

Problem will never go away.

If they are full digital slimline kits then i'd say the globes are buggered. Send them back mate. Thumbs UpThanks 0

Bonz (Vic) replied:

Replace the upgrade kit Thumbs UpThanks 0

Echucan Bob replied:

In my experience it could be arcing between the high voltage wires inside the ballast unit. Or between one of the wires and the metal case. New ballast required! Thumbs UpThanks 0