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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? 08/09/10 at 07:54:36 Can I pick up 12v power inside the headlight....enough for a GPS ? Is there 12v power in there besides wire powering the headlite ? Thanks
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #1 - 08/09/10 at 09:39:50 I wire a cigarette lighter in my Suzuki GR 650 with wire in the head light never had a problem with it,It was so long ago I don't remember which hot wire I used.
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Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ?
Reply #2 - 08/09/10 at 10:09:48

I'd rather use other than headlite so the GPS don't shut down every time I hit the starter. I'll see what I can find.
bill67 wrote on 08/09/10 at 09:39:50:

I wire a cigarette lighter in my Suzuki GR 650 with wire in the head light never had a problem with it,It was so long ago I don't remember which hot wire I used.

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ero4444 Full Member Offline weekender Posts: 176	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #3 - 08/09/10 at 10:24:45 GPS car adapter only takes 2-3 watts so you can use any 12v source wire, headlight is probably OK. Be sure the GPS wire is fused whether through the headlight or through its own supply (like 1 amp) .
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #4 - 08/09/10 at 10:55:45 I wired mine straight off the battery with a 3a inline fuse. I used an RV 12v power socketattached to the handle barss It's weather proof. Been thru rain and hail storms with no problems. Powered a Garmin GPS with it.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6056 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #5 - 08/09/10 at 14:46:50 be sure if you go straight to battery to un plug gps when not in use , my stereo amp drains the battery when on but not in use... i wouldnt plug in the gps till the rmps were evened out..no surge probs from starting.....
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #6 - 08/09/10 at 14:50:10 Good advice Thumperclone. I have forgotten and left the gps on overnite. Thankfully it didn't drain the battery, but you just never know.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ? Reply #7 - 08/09/10 at 17:51:24 Well, I quit that job as soon as I realized that I had the headlite adjustment all messed up by turning the wrong screws. Seems like sombody would have said something ! But I'll get back into it tomorrow.
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Re: 12 volt Power for Cigar Lighter Socket ?
Reply #8 - 08/09/10 at 18:13:25

Skid Mark wrote on 08/09/10 at 14:50:10:

Good advice Thumperclone. I have forgotten and left the gps on overnite. Thankfully it didn't drain the battery, but you just never know.

got me by surprise an amp just sittin there would draw current no mp3 hooked up..ive since hooked up an led (idiot lite!) thats on when the amp is on...

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