ok you LED guys i need help!

[goupil91]

ok, so ive tried and tried to get these things hooked up. i bought some led glo pods for my bike and when i hook them up to a switch, if the switch is on the lights are fine and come on, but the second i hit the switch off the wires start smoking!!!!. i need help, i am 100% sure the lights are hooked up right but how did you guys go about hooking up lights?

[05RedKat600]

12 volt fused wire from battery to switch. 12 volt wire from switch to lights. Ground from lights to frame, NOT back to battery.

PS, this should be in wiring and electrical.

[goupil91]

ill give her a try thanks

[zzzz1486]

Did you figure out what the problem was?

[goupil91]

no, i put a fuse on the positive wire in between the switch and the battery and it still smokes!

[kat600rdr]

Maybe the switch is bad.. I have had that trouble back in my car audio days.. Hope that helps.

[zzzz1486]

Were you able to narrow down the smoking to a particular wire?

[cj32769]

Sounds like either a spdt switch that is grounded on one side or you are getting a ground through the mounts.

[goupil91]

it wasnt the switch i tried 3 different switches, and no i wasnt able to narrow it down to one wire. they got too hot too fast and they melted to my bike so i gave up. i guess ill get one of those plug n play light kits

[zzzz1486]

I think something must be shorting or wired wrong. LED's use a very small amount of power. What gauge wire are you using?