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Post by fotochap on Nov 10, 2012 16:29:17 GMT 1
Hi all,
Apologies if this is already on here somewhere , but I have had a look around and am unable to find another thread about this.
I am looking to fit some heated grips and some LED running lights, and was wondering if anyone had found a good way to wire in an ignition-linked circuit for the accessories, so it doesn't flatten the battery.
Is it best to take a wire from the fuse box, and if so which fuse?
Thanks in advance!
fotochap
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notlob
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Post by notlob on Nov 10, 2012 16:39:55 GMT 1
I've just fitted a pair of running lights and tapped into the sidelight feed. The running lights work with both sidelight and headlight with the ignition on.
Heated grips I don't know but suspect they would take a far higher current than the LED's.
ATB Ray.
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Post by De Graaf van Salland on Nov 11, 2012 10:40:22 GMT 1
I am looking to fit some heated grips and some LED running lights, and was wondering if anyone had found a good way to wire in an ignition-linked circuit for the accessories, so it doesn't flatten the battery. Is it best to take a wire from the fuse box, and if so which fuse? This is how I did it: www.stoeretassen.nl/My_NTV650/Handgreep_verwarming/Grip_heater.htmThe rear light switches a relay, which powers the heated hand-grips. (click on the link at the bottom of the page for the electrical diagram) GvS
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seastate
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Post by seastate on Nov 11, 2012 11:45:59 GMT 1
I have always had some Oxford heated grips ( www.oxprod.com/index.php?pg=3&action=dept&id=137&pid=0&p=) which fitted straight on and they have a heat control dial. They are powered from a relay switched by the ignition switch. Originally I had run them straight off the battery but after forgetting to turn them off a couple of times I decided a relay was best and they've been faultless ever since. There's plenty of space in the battery compartment for a relay and the A1 (+ve solenoid) can be run off the red/black wire running into the fuse box and the A2 (-ve solenoid) on any handy earthing point. The same output from the relay can also be used to run the daytime lights and any other aux power supply required. I am rebuilding mine now and have a spare fuse box so I'm going to fit the other box (somewhere) and power it off the relay and have all my aux's coming off that so they can each have their own fuse without annoying in-line ones. (and it'll be more 'factory') -GvS, why have you used the rear light for the relay? Is there an advantage doing it that way?
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Nov 11, 2012 22:46:48 GMT 1
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Post by De Graaf van Salland on Nov 12, 2012 10:24:36 GMT 1
-GvS, why have you used the rear light for the relay? Is there an advantage doing it that way? I took the wire for the rear light, because I knew it would run along the battery-box somewhere. And the lights are switched through the ignition. But this has one other advantage: if the bike has been in the garage for some time (the battery is getting a bit weak) and I want to start it again, then I only have to turn off the lights & all the major power consumers have been turned off. Thus leaving all available power in the battery to start the engine. GvS
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seastate
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Post by seastate on Nov 13, 2012 22:34:37 GMT 1
Good idea, I will incorporate a switch into the aux supply somewhere
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Post by fotochap on Nov 15, 2012 9:30:09 GMT 1
Wow thanks everyone for being so helpful - I know what my weekend project is going to be!
Is there a relay that's especially good for this purpose?
I got the LED lights thru this site. Is the sidelight wiring in the headlight assembly itself?
Thanks again!
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notlob
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Post by notlob on Nov 15, 2012 11:18:14 GMT 1
I got the LED lights thru this site. Is the sidelight wiring in the headlight assembly itself? Thanks again! I tapped into the feed for the side light. Remove the three screws around the headlight. Remove chrome band, glass and reflector. You will see the live and earth going to the side light. I just connected into these without using a relay. (the LED's take little current). I would not use this for anything drawing more power than the small LED's. ATB Ray.
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Post by Buzzin (^_^) on Nov 20, 2012 15:04:32 GMT 1
I got the LED lights thru this site. Is the sidelight wiring in the headlight assembly itself? Thanks again! I tapped into the feed for the side light. Remove the three screws around the headlight. Remove chrome band, glass and reflector. You will see the live and earth going to the side light. I just connected into these without using a relay. (the LED's take little current). I would not use this for anything drawing more power than the small LED's. ATB Ray. Perhaps not the best idea in the world, but that's how I connected my heated grips And they work just fine.
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Post by fotochap on Nov 25, 2012 23:37:01 GMT 1
Thanks guys - I'll give that a go!
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