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Posted by Gerhardberger
- June 30, 2013, 11:54:17 AMSoory for the confusing definition
My main head light can be used on low or high beam 55/60 w
Two additional lights on high beam 55w each
Indian fender, position light, backlight, plate number, speedo light 5w each
High beam indicator 1,7w
Thats how i found out maximum consumption at night with high beam....unless i break at nigh. Then the 5w backlight turn 21w due to the breakinglights...
My conclusion is: with the 30a fuse instead of the 10a i will be able to enjoy the rest of my vacations, but as soon as i come back home, i shall reconstruct the electrical supply of my both additional lights....with your help!
Thank you 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 30, 2013, 07:36:31 AM sorry never thought of them......duh...thanks JH.
Posted by John Hopkins
- June 30, 2013, 07:24:21 AMQuote from: Gerhardberger on June 30, 2013, 03:16:37 AMThat still works out at 14a so wire it as I said and you will still have a working bike next year..Nono. 196W is total consumption when i drive at night with the long lights on....Through the 10a fuse, at this pointm only 60w (stock light) + 2 x 55w (additional lights) will flow (170w). The other light use their correpondent fuses.
I took long lights to mean headlights on full beam..
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 30, 2013, 06:50:27 AM ok I am getting confused what are you calling long lights?
you have your headlight
you added the spotlights, are those what you call long lights?
or do you have more?
Posted by Gerhardberger
- June 30, 2013, 03:16:37 AMNono. 196W is total consumption when i drive at night with the long lights on....Through the 10a fuse, at this pointm only 60w (stock light) + 2 x 55w (additional lights) will flow (170w). The other light use their correpondent fuses.
Posted by greenbarn
- June 29, 2013, 22:09:29 PMQuote from: Gerhardberger on June 29, 2013, 12:25:54 PMHere's an issue, though. If I understand you, all of these lights go through the 10A fuse? If it's 196 watts, that's too much for a 10a fuse. The equation is W=VA, so 200 watts at 12 volts (battery voltage) would draw approx 16.7 amps. That is probably what blew your fuse. You would want to run a 20A fuse for that draw. HOWEVER, as others have said, the wiring is meant to support 10A, so you SHOULD run an additional wire for the additional lights.I have added all the lights with the additional lights and the sum shows 196,5 W. Do anybody know what W generate the generator of our stock '800?
Posted by griz01
- June 29, 2013, 18:15:53 PMsupposed to be around 329 watts.
Posted by John Hopkins
- June 29, 2013, 16:32:22 PMOk first the 10a fuse is there for a reason, the wiring to the lights is only capable of carrying 10 amps..take the 39a or whatever fuse you put in and replace it with a 10a fuse..Then disconnect the new lights from the circuit and replace them with a relay..just wire the coil circuit of the relay in place of the new lights..then wire from the positive side of the battery through an in line fuse '10a should be enough' to one side of the relay contacts and from the other side of the relay contact to one side of the new lights. then run a new wire from the other side of the lights to either the frame or the negative side of the battery.
Now your fuse, lights and loom will all be safe..
John.
Posted by Gerhardberger
- June 29, 2013, 12:25:54 PMI have added all the lights with the additional lights and the sum shows 196,5 W. Do anybody know what W generate the generator of our stock '800?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 29, 2013, 11:29:32 AMthe 30Amp fuse spare is a spare for the main fuse. All the rest are 10 amp fuses so really you only have one spare. When I added my spotlights I added a in line fuse of 15 amps and the wired it in. and have all the original 10 amps fuses. But over the winter I replaced all the fuses because I did not know how old or what they had been through. I carry a small container with a few extras in my right side case.
Posted by Troll
- June 29, 2013, 07:48:18 AMThis is probably going to be ok for the short run, but you shouldn't leave it like that. Find out what blew the fuse and replace the 10 with a 10. If they connected the power for the aux. lights directly to the high beam for power, that's not good, either. It should be on it's own circuit, preferably with a relay.
Posted by Gerhardberger
- June 29, 2013, 05:43:08 AMProblem solved. I opened the fuse box, and fuse numer 5 was burnedout. The bike had its original two spare fuses, the 10a and the 30a. But...why a 30a sparefuse, if all the priginal fuses are of 10a? Probably for the case youinstall a accesory. So, this time, and after having checked that the new lights are linked to the standard long lights, i changed the fuse from 10a to 39 a. Dou you see any problem with this ?
Thank you all for the replys and information...
Posted by Gerhardberger
- June 29, 2013, 03:47:51 AMGood idea. To get to the fuses....shall y dismount the seat first, and then look after them in theor box. I will exchange fuse 2 with 5, and see if it works. I'm worried although if its not that, the problem... 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 28, 2013, 21:15:01 PMyou might be able to move the horn or another fuse not needed to the light fuse, I always carry a few spares, so this is never an issue. Be interested in how they wired in your additional lights. perhaps you can just disconnect them? Run jus the normal lights.
Posted by Troll
- June 28, 2013, 19:51:26 PMhere, try this link. lots of vn800 wiring diagrams
https://www.google.com/search?q=kawasaki+vn800+wiring+diagrams&client=firefox-a&hs=E7P&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=SS7OUdaKMJLLyAG3g4DQAw&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1440&bih=746
I suspect the additional lights added are causing the problem. Headlight is on a separate circuit.