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Message started by kylejang on 02/20/20 at 10:34:07

Title: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by kylejang on 02/20/20 at 10:34:07

Hi everyone. I just bought USB and 12/24V DC Motorcycle Power Outlet.
Please let me know if this product will work or not. Thank you.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by stewmills on 02/20/20 at 10:49:27

It should. I suggest tapping into a wire that is ONLY hot when the key is on to avoid killing your battery, and use an inline fuse. Several of us have tapped the hot into the hot in the headlight bucket (as this is only fed when the key is on) and then run the ground to the frame somewhere, like one of the horn screws (I did).

Use a little dielectric grease if you have it...keeps out moisture and corrosion.

DON'T tie it directly to the battery terminals....you're asking for problems.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by kylejang on 02/20/20 at 14:20:06

Stewmills Thank you for kindly advises .
I have few more questions.
1. What is inline fuse and where I should install it? Is it between hot wire and charging device or charge device to ground?
2. Should I directly tap into the headlight bucket hot wire? then what is the colour of hot wire if wire colour changed by years of production than how should I identifies which wire is hot wire?

Thank you in advance.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/20/20 at 14:36:50

. What is inline fuse and where I should install it? Is it between hot wire and charging device or charge device to ground?

Doesn't matter.
Current is the same in source and ground legs of a circuit.

Inline equals
Series connection..

One fuse, one circuit, inline.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by batman on 02/20/20 at 16:29:33

I don't agree with either Stewmills or Justin . If you tap into a headlight positive as Stew suggests ,there are two , one each for the high and low beams and switching between them will cause your outlet to lose power. Justin is correct that either the pos. or neg. can be fused , but I would fuse the pos. as that would protect the entire circuit ,and anything that you intend to plug into it , a fuse after your outlet would still let the pos and your outlet powered up to that fuse, and subject to damage. The best place to find power is the orange wire coming from the Key Switch , with the inline fuse placed as near to the switch as you can. The neg. can be connected to any ground on the bike ,these wires are always black with a white stripe, and would make a better connection than running it under a screw which might be open to weather.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by kylejang on 02/20/20 at 16:57:11

Thank you all.

What gauge of inline fuse holder I should buy? I checked my local hardware store I found 6, 8, 10, 12, waterproof mini fuse holder.
And what amp fuse I should buy?

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by batman on 02/20/20 at 17:24:26

I don't know if I'd use a mini , you might be better off using the older style glass cylinder type , with larger fuses (MAX 20 A) what you use should be determined by the wire size of the outlet your using,or the load you intend to place on it . Be aware that this bike will not support things like heated grips , driving lights ,etc.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by stewmills on 02/20/20 at 20:11:55

Batman, sorry but your statement is incorrect, at least as far as my bike is concerned. I don't have an image at hand to confirm my connection colors but my outlet has been in place for about 3+ years and never has it lost power. I know this because my GPS reboots any time it loses power and it only reboots when I turn off the key or engage the starter, which temporarily pauses power to that circuit. Losing power when changing beams, I'm not seeing it. Not sure what other people did to have issues like that but it works flawlessly for me.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by batman on 02/21/20 at 07:12:58

Well that could be true ,I''ll take your word on it . It may be the fact that you have a newer bike ,wired differently , with the relay that kills the headlight when the starter engages . Perhaps your supply is tapped in between the relay and the hi/low switch? My bike (95) doesn't , and wiring the way I described would be best in my case or any of the earlier bikes without the relay, and would work even on newer bikes. It provides it own circuit so their should be no power surge that might occur from the relay when starting, or switching the headlight beam , wired my way your GPS would be on with the key and not need to reboot after starting, nor depend on the relay for power.
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Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by verslagen1 on 02/21/20 at 08:03:30

According to the 2007-9 wiring diagram in the wiring thread, all power is cut to the headlight and signals. I don't have one of these so I can't confirm and we all know how accurate Clymers is.

You'd have to tap the orange/white wire going to the right control.

Title: Re: This motorcycle Power outlet
Post by stewmills on 02/21/20 at 08:32:16

Well maybe there is another hot in there that isn't the headlight that I tapped? I'll have to look through old pics and see if I can remember what I did. Mine is a 2008 so it falls in with Versy's date range.