home made battery dischager lamps how to wire in series please?

[footpump]

hello all
I recently changed a bottle battery for a dolphin on my ebike,
they have different connecters .
I realised that my bottle battery was fully charged, but had no easy means of discharging it a little

so I have seen reference to discharging battery by connecting bulbs in series.

and have purchased 3 mr60 12v 50watt bulbs and holders but have hit a snag

cannot seem to find idiots guide to wiring up in series, only normal light bulbs

I do not know which is pos neg on the mr60 nothing on lamps or holder to indicate.


so info on how to wire these up please

 

[danielrlee]

Are they LED, or incandescent MR16s?

Incandescent bulbs don't have a polarity. LEDs do, but since they are diodes, they simply won't work if the polarity is incorrect.

 

[Woosh]

you should use 3 x 12V bulbs wired in series for 36V battery.

 

[footpump]

they are described as halogen, so do these have + or _

 

[Woosh]

they are described as halogen, so do these have + or _

does not matter. Will work as long as they are linked in series.

 

[footpump]

woosh bulbs are 12v 50w I have 3 making 36v 150w its how to wire in series that I do not know how to do
thank you

 

[danielrlee]

 

[footpump]

thanks all ill get soldering