daffyduck1962
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And so the saga continues.
Today I managed to finally wire in the accessories for the bike and get them all to work, without blowing any fuses (except my own, occassionally).
The Garmin zumo is talking to the Autocom headset, although it is via the audio ouptput on the back of the unit and directly into an auxillairy port on the Autocom.
The Garmin linked to my Nokia phone via Bluetooth.
The accessory socket is charging my Nokia phone.
The Oxford Hot Grips were going to keep my hands nice and warm when I went out for a ride.
And then it all went wrong!!
The Garmin can't sync to the Autocom because it did not accept the passcode, hence the direct feed from one unit to another. I just love technology
The phone syncs to Garmin, but when I dial a number I get lots of static/feedback/ whatever it's called when the number is live, and the person at the other end can't hear me although I can hear them clearly.
So there I am out for a little jolly this evening just as the sun is starting to set, so the lights are on too, along with everything else. 20 odd mile later, and I'm turning into my street, when the engine dies as I shut the throttle off, and the bugger won't restart because the battery is completely flat!!
So my question is this, okay several parts , but you should all be used to that by now:
1. What is the drain on the battery when the bike is running without any accessories? (It's a 14Ah battery so estimate about 170watts.)
2. How can you measure the amperage at the battery terminals as my multimeter only reads milliamps?
3. Does anyone know how much current an Autocom pulls?
4. The same for an in-car phone charger?
I am surprised at the outcome as before I started with the Autocom, and Garmin, I was quite happily using my TT Rider and Hot Grips straight off the battery with no ill effects whatsoever.
Today I managed to finally wire in the accessories for the bike and get them all to work, without blowing any fuses (except my own, occassionally).
The Garmin zumo is talking to the Autocom headset, although it is via the audio ouptput on the back of the unit and directly into an auxillairy port on the Autocom.
The Garmin linked to my Nokia phone via Bluetooth.
The accessory socket is charging my Nokia phone.
The Oxford Hot Grips were going to keep my hands nice and warm when I went out for a ride.
And then it all went wrong!!
The Garmin can't sync to the Autocom because it did not accept the passcode, hence the direct feed from one unit to another. I just love technology
The phone syncs to Garmin, but when I dial a number I get lots of static/feedback/ whatever it's called when the number is live, and the person at the other end can't hear me although I can hear them clearly.
So there I am out for a little jolly this evening just as the sun is starting to set, so the lights are on too, along with everything else. 20 odd mile later, and I'm turning into my street, when the engine dies as I shut the throttle off, and the bugger won't restart because the battery is completely flat!!
So my question is this, okay several parts , but you should all be used to that by now:
1. What is the drain on the battery when the bike is running without any accessories? (It's a 14Ah battery so estimate about 170watts.)
2. How can you measure the amperage at the battery terminals as my multimeter only reads milliamps?
3. Does anyone know how much current an Autocom pulls?
4. The same for an in-car phone charger?
I am surprised at the outcome as before I started with the Autocom, and Garmin, I was quite happily using my TT Rider and Hot Grips straight off the battery with no ill effects whatsoever.
