Switched live

[Howard J]

2010 GSA TC, going to be fitting a roadhawk camera, I want it to switch on and off with the ignition, the obvious place I suppose is the canbus connector that the sat Nav is plugged into, i suppose I could splice into that? Any other suggestions? Thanks

 

[Slipperyeel]

Not sure if it's of help, but I've been looking into precisely this also. I've gone for something that found from Jim Von Baden (aka JVB) in Adventure Rider, which is to pick up the live to the diagnostic plug.

The other (I think better) option is to make a piggy back connection to the auxiliary socket below the seat. This means it's non destructive.

There's a really expensive OEM part for this (see the stickies). But I couldn't actually find it. I mean I was briefly committed to buy and couldn't find a place to buy...


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[Howard J]

Not sure if it's of help, but I've been looking into precisely this also. I've gone for something that found from Jim Von Baden (aka JVB) in Adventure Rider, which is to pick up the live to the diagnostic plug.

The other (I think better) option is to make a piggy back connection to the auxiliary socket below the seat. This means it's non destructive.

There's a really expensive OEM part for this (see the stickies). But I couldn't actually find it. I mean I was briefly committed to buy and couldn't find a place to buy...


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Good thinking, do you have a link?

 

[ChasMill]

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/180464-Switched-power-The-easy-way

 

[Slipperyeel]

Good thinking, do you have a link?

I'll dig it out

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[Slipperyeel]

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/180464-Switched-power-The-easy-way

Yea. That's the best option. But do you think I can find the bloody part!


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[Howard J]

Ok that’s great, thanks. I think I’ll just splice it into the auxiliary socket under the seat. The lead has a black, red and a blue wire which is the switched lead, so presume the best and easiest way is the red and black to the battery positive and negative and then splice the blue switched lead into the auxiliary positive?

 

[dashfixer]

I've got several electrical accessories including heated clothing on my 1200GS. All is switched from ignition key. The best bet is to have a relay controlled by the accessory socket switching a feed from the battery into a small fuse box. Then you can have loads of lights, heaters and anything else running from the bike switched by the ignition and independently fused.

Bear in mind that the accessory socket under the seat is limited in load, I can't remember the rating it might be 3 amps, but as a relay only draws milliamps there is no problem.

Rich

 

[Bendy toy]

I took a relay trigger feed from the headlight pilot bulb. The bulb holder led was awkwardly short so I took the chance to extend it's wire and splice in a trigger lead for the relay. You could also use the rear light power feed.