Best place to wire in Sat Nav power?

[Maxxx]

My luvvverly wife just gave me a Zumo 660 as a Christmas prezzie and I've just taken a look at how I can wire it in.

I've found the spare power take off under the breast plate by the battery but it looks like I need some kind of special adaptor plug that ends in "tails" that I can wire my lead onto Does anyone know the BMW part number for this?

I've heard that these bikes are a bit particular about you sticking the leads straight onto the battery and that if anything ends up going wrong with the electrics that BMW will generally blame you for hot wiring the system even it wasn't your fault so I'm not too eager to simply wrap the leads around the battery terminals - has anyone done this?

Does anyone have any other suggestions or options?

All help appreciated.

Cheers

Maxxx

 

[santrix]

BMW dealer spliced my zumo mount into the supply to the aux socket on my 800... Alternatively buy a canbus adapter that goes straight into the socket on top of the battery...

 

[everywherevirtually]

Search is your friend

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138797&highlight=zumo+canbus

 

[Maxxx]

Thats where it was!

Search is your friend

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138797&highlight=zumo+canbus

Ah - brilliant - I was convinced I had seen a post on this but when I tried searching for terms like "sat nav" I wasn't having any joy - tried browsing the Sat nav forum too.

Thankyouverymuchgreatlyappreciated

Now to find a BMW dealer open on Sunday with stock .........

 

[popeyethesailor]

I spliced mine from the aux power supply also it has the added bonus that you cannot leave it switched on as it cuts out after 5 min or so

 

[John Armstrong]

I spliced mine from the aux power supply also it has the added bonus that you cannot leave it switched on as it cuts out after 5 min or so

As does using the canbus socket next to the battery, and it's easily reversible

 

[Dave Ett]

Have wired my 60csX directly to the battery with the correct rated fuse in line. Also have my heated jacket direct to the battery (again, fused) plus a power supply line for my tyre compressor - the crazy BMW line isn't up to the job.

There is no reason wiring things to the battery with a fuse in the line will cause any problems whatsoever. It's joining into the bike's electronics which is more likely to cause problems...

 

[John Armstrong]

There is no reason wiring things to the battery with a fuse in the line will cause any problems whatsoever. It's joining into the bike's electronics which is more likely to cause problems...

In the short term that is completly correct, but over time the +ve pin on the zumo cradle will corrode quicker than if it was on a switched power supply.

 

[popeyethesailor]

As does using the canbus socket next to the battery, and it's easily reversible

I wish I knew of this before I did mine like you say easily reversible!

 

[Micky]

Centech unit (Nippy Normans) fitted just on top/behind the battery

GPS, heated jacket, aux socket all wired through this

Neat, saves lotsa wires to the battery, which can now be recharged through the aux socket

 

[Greggers]

I've spliced mine into the canbus cable under the 'tank' cover and supplemented it with a 2.5mm DC socket . I've put the corresponding plug on any other smaller accessories I use (I often swap between my Zumo and a 2610) so it saves having to use those massive 'cigar lighter' slugs. I've also put a conventional 12v socket in the space opposite the Bosch outlet by the ignition switch for errr other cigar lighter slugs, or battery charging etc.

If you want to be really good, and have non-canbus controlled supplies switched by the canbus, then splice a simple 12v switching relay into the canbus circuit (the current draw is negligible) then use the relay to control the current feed to a fuse-box/splitter... I know the Centech unit is lovely and shiny alloy, but Halfords do a simple plastic version that is a lot cheaper, but does exactly the same job... it is hidden under the cover after all...
As with all direct connections to the battery, it is really rather important to keep the main (20A) fuse as close to the battery as possible - if you do have a catastrophic short big enough to blow the fuse, then the length of 'live' cable is minimised...

G

 

[ren]

Side question

Probably this questions doesn't make sense in this thread as I don't know about the zumo gps, but I am interested in the way the cable can be mounted.
I have a garmin gps (oregon) with power delivered by USB cable and 5V.
Can bus plug only delivers 12V, correct?
I tried to connect a simple lighter usb charger through the canbus connector over the battery but even with the bike key turned off (garage) and without the gps connected the battery has gone after one week.... Does it make sense for the canbus system? It should cut all power delivery 30sec. after key turn off...
(it seems that the ligther usb charger have some residual consumption and trick the canbus system...)
Any knowledge about this would be apreciated.
Thxs
renato

 

[Maxxx]

Switching relay?

I've spliced mine into the canbus cable under the 'tank' cover and supplemented it with a 2.5mm DC socket . I've put the corresponding plug on any other smaller accessories I use (I often swap between my Zumo and a 2610) so it saves having to use those massive 'cigar lighter' slugs. I've also put a conventional 12v socket in the space opposite the Bosch outlet by the ignition switch for errr other cigar lighter slugs, or battery charging etc.

If you want to be really good, and have non-canbus controlled supplies switched by the canbus, then splice a simple 12v switching relay into the canbus circuit (the current draw is negligible) then use the relay to control the current feed to a fuse-box/splitter... I know the Centech unit is lovely and shiny alloy, but Halfords do a simple plastic version that is a lot cheaper, but does exactly the same job... it is hidden under the cover after all...
As with all direct connections to the battery, it is really rather important to keep the main (20A) fuse as close to the battery as possible - if you do have a catastrophic short big enough to blow the fuse, then the length of 'live' cable is minimised...

G

I've never used a switching relay before - does it carry the current? You couldn't sketch up a simple wiring diagram could you?

I've successfully wired in the GPS today (thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and espectially to Bob - a fellow tosser that happened to have a canbus plug handy) but I do like the suggestion you have and will go this route the minute I need to connect the next item.