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Optional 12 volt accessory outlet
DonTom:
--- Quote from: ESokoloff on October 03, 2017, 05:05:06 PM ---This may be bad advice.....
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I ended up running a wire from the 12 volt fuse for both my horn and outlet. I used the headlamp negative for the "ground". It works fine. I don't see why that would be bad advice. I never did find the aux connector and I wasn't going to take the pwr tank apart looking for it when it (AFAIK) simply goes to the same fuse I used.
-Don- Reno, NV
ESokoloff:
--- Quote from: DonTom on October 05, 2017, 01:14:32 AM ---
--- Quote from: ESokoloff on October 03, 2017, 05:05:06 PM ---This may be bad advice.....
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I ended up running a wire from the 12 volt fuse for both my horn and outlet. I used the headlamp negative for the "ground". It works fine. I don't see why that would be bad advice. I never did find the aux connector and I wasn't going to take the pwr tank apart looking for it when it (AFAIK) simply goes to the same fuse I used.
-Don- Reno, NV
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If doing what you did causes too much draw on the ground wire (additive of the two circuits), that would not be a good thing.
If the ground wire can accommodate this extra/added current safely, then "it's all good" (I usually HATE that expression but here, it's all good) ;D
ESokoloff:
One more thing......
A few weeks ago, I finally finished up my additional horn, heated grips, & SAE plug for heated gear (if need be) all powered by the Aux cuircuit.
What I did for a horn relay was to use a SPDT & ran the Aux cuircuit through the NC contacts & the horns through the NO contacts.
The relay coil is wired parallel to the existing horn so a toot of the horn kills the aux cuircuit (except for the additional horns) so as not to over draw the cuircuit.
I nestled the horns inside of the plastic Faux tank with super tenacious dbl sided 3M tape (fingers crossed), so they are out of sight.
DonTom:
--- Quote from: ESokoloff on October 07, 2017, 05:40:30 AM --- If doing what you did causes too much draw on the ground wire (additive of the two circuits), that would not be a good thing. If the ground wire can accommodate this extra/added current safely, then "it's all good" (I usually HATE that expression but here, it's all good)
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I use the negative wire for the headlamp as the ground. It Looks thick enough to use for the things I added. And I have a LED headlamp blub in there that draws about half the current of the stock lamp.
-Don- Reno, NV
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