Stadium light wiring help

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   I put a set of stadium lights on my 7020 a few weeks ago.  Was out working ground at night and turned them all on.  Worked great for about a minute then everything got dark.  I shut the stadium lights off and waited a little and then I got all my lights back.  I found out I can run the rears but not the fronts.  Im almost positive that there are no shorts in the system.  When I wired them in I found a wire in the cab roof that is blue and has power only when the flood lights are on, and this is what I wired them in to.  Anyone have any idea where my problem is?
 Thanks for the help,
 Joe

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Joe(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Montezuma, Ohio Points: 974	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joe(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Stadium light wiring help Posted: 08 May 2010 at 10:32am
	I put a set of stadium lights on my 7020 a few weeks ago. Was out working ground at night and turned them all on. Worked great for about a minute then everything got dark. I shut the stadium lights off and waited a little and then I got all my lights back. I found out I can run the rears but not the fronts. Im almost positive that there are no shorts in the system. When I wired them in I found a wire in the cab roof that is blue and has power only when the flood lights are on, and this is what I wired them in to. Anyone have any idea where my problem is? Thanks for the help, Joe
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DSeries4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Points: 7378	Post Options Post Reply Quote DSeries4 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 10:36am
	Did you put a bigger fuse in to handle all that needed power? Years ago I added one extra work light to my 175 and kept popping fuses. Once I put a larger fuse in, the problems stopped.

AdamA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 08 May 2010 Location: Missouri Points: 115	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdamA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 11:25am
	Factory stadium lights were wired through a separate circuit and switch for front and rear. Your pulling too many amps through your circuit breaker either on the firewall or in the cab roof.After it cools off it resets.You will need too run another fused circuit for the lights or you risk a fire.

orangereborn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: NW WI Points: 1451	Post Options Post Reply Quote orangereborn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 12:53pm
	Joe(OH) When I got my 7080 only the two lites on the front and two on the rear worked. The rest were just unpluged. So I decided to get them all working and then I had the same problem. Only one lead going from the relay (ford type Started soleniod) to the stadium switches which was fused with a 20 amp fuse/breaker. Put in a 25 amp and has been fine. I thought also it should have two leads, but have not figured out how to get the second line to the switches. I think the load will be about 23/25 amps for the stadium lites and I believe the floods are tied in that circuit also. My breaker get warm but wires are cool. So far okay.....Dale

Joe(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Montezuma, Ohio Points: 974	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joe(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 1:52pm
	Where is the breaker located at? Thanks for the help.
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AdamA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 08 May 2010 Location: Missouri Points: 115	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdamA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 4:36pm
	On my 7000 there are two breakers under the roof beside the Radio and you can run fronts off of one and rears off the other depending on your lights 55w halogen pull quite a bit more than the factory lights,I pulled power off the breakers and mounted my switches next to the A/C -wiper controls.There should be a Heavy(10ga.) wire feeding the breakers if nothing else just run another 10ga.up from the starter or battery to feed your lights. I used heavy duty 30 amp switches and elminated the relays.

Joe(TX) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Weatherford. TX Points: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joe(TX) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 9:26pm
	You need a relay and another circuit breaker for stadium lights. Like Adam said, they use seperate switches front and rear. The relays and breakers are on the right side firewall. You need to run a larger wire for the stadium lights. Look at the wiring digram for guidance.

orangereborn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: NW WI Points: 1451	Post Options Post Reply Quote orangereborn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2010 at 9:53pm
	Joe(OH) My circuit breaker is fasten next to Solonoid at the right rear corner of the engine on the firewall. It is a single 10 guage wire leading from the solonoid/breaker to the stadium switches. 8 guage power lead to the solonoid....Dale

7060 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Missouri Points: 1148	Post Options Post Reply Quote 7060 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2010 at 12:00am
	I had the same thing when someone wired up a a light bar on top of my 7060. They ran a 18 gauge wire and it would get really hot, and the lights were always dim. It would trip the breaker on the ignition switch and ide loose dashlights and all. I finally ran a new wire from the battery to a toggle switch on the dash and then on up to the lights using bigger wire and put a 15a fuse off the battery. Someone had done away with my firewall breakers.

SHAMELESS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: EAST NE Points: 29486	Post Options Post Reply Quote SHAMELESS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2010 at 2:59am
	i turned on my statium lights last night on my 7080, they have been working fine til then, now the fronts black out, then after awhile i can turn them back on! don't have time to trace wires now, will check on them later, maybe i'll just run new wires and switches like 7060 did.

pineyjd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Southern NJ Points: 100	Post Options Post Reply Quote pineyjd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2010 at 5:18am
	Divide your watts by voltage this will give amps,there is a web site that has wiring size/ratings for voltage drop etc. for 12volts