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Optional 12 volt accessory outlet
ESokoloff:
I wouldn't use a high amp draw device on a cuircuit that's not designed to handle it.
I'm guessing that a tire pump will add about 10 amps to the low beam switch & wire that may only be designed to handle 5 bringing the total load up to 15 amps!!!!
Could you just go back to the fuse block & abandon the factory Aux wire & run your own?
You will need a blue 90° .25" crimp on connector (for the connection to the fuse block) & suitable wire (type/gauge).
DonTom:
--- Quote from: ESokoloff on August 22, 2017, 08:14:34 AM ---I wouldn't use a high amp draw device on a cuircuit that's not designed to handle it.
I'm guessing that a tire pump will add about 10 amps to the low beam switch & wire that may only be designed to handle 5 bringing the total load up to 15 amps!!!!
Could you just go back to the fuse block & abandon the factory Aux wire & run your own?
You will need a blue 90° .25" crimp on connector (for the connection to the fuse block) & suitable wire (type/gauge).
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I might just do that. But for now, I am adding a switch to turn off the low beam so the full ten amps can be used at the socket when the lamp is off. Some day, I will wire it to always on 13.8 volts so I don't need to have the ignition on at all. I also like to wire my new horns that way, so I can sound them even without the ignition key.
I remember seeing somewhere that there is a always on 13.8 volts that we can draw a good 15 amps from, but I have not checked for that yet. I like the horn button to be hot at all times and I will add a relay for a much louder horn. The stock Zero horn is a joke. I also want the 12 volt accessory socket hot at all times. However, I like the way the GPS goes off and on with the key and I run it from the accessory socket.
BTW, I already added a switch to turn off the low beam in my Zero DS bike and I had no trouble finding the accessory connector in that bike, so I am using it. In my SR bike with the power tank, there is no trace of that connector. It must have been buried somewhere under the powertank when it was installed.
BTW, I wonder how far I can go on this bike without voiding the warranty. I never let that stop me anyway. I know I will be making many changes with both bikes after I get a bit more familiar with them.
I will be back in Auburn, CA next week where my SR bike is and I will work on it then.
-Don- Reno, NV
Doug S:
I've posted elsewhere, but I'm very happy with my horn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DINKPQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It doesn't draw so much current that I felt I needed to add a relay/find more power for it, but it's a nice loud tone and plenty mean sounding. Nobody respects those "meep meep" horns, if they even hear them. Every once in a while I visit this page and drool a bit: https://www.amazon.com/HELLA-003399801-Supertone-High-Bracket/dp/B000CRZXPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1503411285&sr=1-1&keywords=hella+supertone , but then I WOULD feel obligated to add a relay and make sure there's adequate current.
DonTom:
--- Quote from: Doug S on August 22, 2017, 08:18:22 PM ---I've posted elsewhere, but I'm very happy with my horn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000DINKPQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It doesn't draw so much current that I felt I needed to add a relay/find more power for it, but it's a nice loud tone and plenty mean sounding. Nobody respects those "meep meep" horns, if they even hear them. Every once in a while I visit this page and drool a bit: https://www.amazon.com/HELLA-003399801-Supertone-High-Bracket/dp/B000CRZXPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1503411285&sr=1-1&keywords=hella+supertone , but then I WOULD feel obligated to add a relay and make sure there's adequate current.
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I use the dual horns, so I use a relay. I already have them on my 2017 DS 6.5, but need to also install them on my newer SR. I have all the stuff, I just have to install it all.
-Don- Reno, NV
ESokoloff:
--- Quote from: ESokoloff on August 22, 2017, 08:14:34 AM ---
Could you just go back to the fuse block & abandon the factory Aux wire & run your own?
You will need a blue 90° .25" crimp on connector (for the connection to the fuse block) & suitable wire (type/gauge).
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This may be bad advice.....
I ended up taping into the factory supplied SAE connector located in the power tank cavity for my aux power needs.
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