I have on the left hand side fairing a 12v socket it has power but whatever I plug in does not work It's not a factory fit but it's baffled me completly ffs there really is nothing that can wrong with it surely???
12v Socket Has Power But Nothing Works
- Thread starter iain1067
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Are you using a unit that has a car cig lighter plug to test?
If so you might have a Hella socket which is very similar but not the same and often will not work with a standard plug
If so you might have a Hella socket which is very similar but not the same and often will not work with a standard plug
Din plug
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260956187627?hash=item3cc2336beb:g:pRIAAOxyJs5Rbrb2
12v car type cigarette plug
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265546275878?hash=item3dd3ca9c26:g:1bsAAOSwqQpe2mg9
If its factory fit, it will be a DIN socket & requires a DIN Plug
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260956187627?hash=item3cc2336beb:g:pRIAAOxyJs5Rbrb2
12v car type cigarette plug
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265546275878?hash=item3dd3ca9c26:g:1bsAAOSwqQpe2mg9
If its factory fit, it will be a DIN socket & requires a DIN Plug
The car type cig lighter is far bigger than the din/Hella type so won't fit in if that's what he has fitted. A photo of your socket might help !
Also, what are you plugging in, if it's actually connected via the canbus system some devices draw too much power and the canbus will shut it down.
it's been wired direct to the battery via a fuse holder so it is not factory, I tried plugging in a cigarette lighter to usb charger that i use in the car just to see if the led lit up and it didn't, so canbus is not affected it's 2007 bike btw
Size wise a normal cig lighter charger fits fine so i don't think it's din size, now not sure if it's related and this might a red herring, but i used the same wiring via the battery and fuse into a usb charger the light turned on but didn't charge my I phone the 12v socket was totally unplugged could be the chinese version i bought ages ago was shite not sure new one will tell I guess. As an aside when i test with the multi meter the 12v socket i have power going into it, it's a Swedish brand i think
If it was me I'd buy a capped din/Hella socket and fit that, only downside I can see is that you will have bigger hole drilled for the car size one. Then use din plugs on your gadgets you want to use in it. Unless everything you need to plug in uses a usb plug then fit one of those, all available quite cheap on eBay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-Pane...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0. For a socket
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-VOLT-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0. For both
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HELLA-CO...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0. For a plug.
If you need a usb plug one of these into it.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-BMW-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-VOLT-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0. For both
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HELLA-CO...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0. For a plug.
If you need a usb plug one of these into it.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-BMW-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0.
Quattroformaggio
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When you said you tested and had 12v, how were you testing?
If you used an earth point on the bike for your negative probe then tested in the centre of the socket with your positive probe and got 12v, you've only tested and verified the positive supply to the socket.
The negative (earth) to the socket may have a bad or non existant connection.
Test the actual socket if you haven't...positive to centre contact and negative to the inside of the main periphery.
If you used an earth point on the bike for your negative probe then tested in the centre of the socket with your positive probe and got 12v, you've only tested and verified the positive supply to the socket.
The negative (earth) to the socket may have a bad or non existant connection.
Test the actual socket if you haven't...positive to centre contact and negative to the inside of the main periphery.
That sounds the wrong way round to me. I'm sure the +ve supply should be at the bottom and -ve (earth) at the side. This could be why nothing works.
Quattroformaggio
Registered user
It is the reverse of the norm.
Like I said earlier, normally the centre is positive and the outer is negative on accessory outlet sockets.
is it earthed ?
No need to swap wires to quickly check if it’s the wrong way around. Check voltage between battery negative (by putting one probe in battery negative) and the middle pin and side connection of the socket. If the middle pin is 0v and the side connection is 12v, it wired the right watch around. It the middle pin is 12 volts and the side connection is 0 volts, it’s wired the wrong way around.
It it’s wired the correct way round, and you do measure a 12v difference between the side connections and the middle pan, but nothing works when plugged in, the only thing I can think of is you have a poor connection which has very high resistance, which means the 12v is visible when there is no current draw, but when anything tries to draw current, the voltage drop is across the bad connection rather than across the road. This is very unlikely. I guess in principle it could be a mechanical issue, that when something is plugged in the connectors moved sideways and a connection is lost inside the socket.
This is one of those "do my shoes fit me" questions asked by the wearer that only the wearer would know. .
Coupled with "Will your jacket fit me?"
Pretty sure that's incorrect, middle pin at the bottom should read 12v to earth or the side connector.
Good result. Glad you got it sorted.
Surprisingly the DIN socket on my GSLC was wired up incorrectly from the factory.
Surprisingly the DIN socket on my GSLC was wired up incorrectly from the factory.
