Switched live source?

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• Jan 18, 2021

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So I'm being really thick and its raining outside (so refusing to go outside to look!)... Excuse the stupidity!

I've bought a Fuzeblock from Nippy Normans which I'll install as soon as the rain lets up. What's the best source for the switched electric?

 

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• Jan 18, 2021

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Switched live feed to the rear brake light switch.
As you sit on the bike it's just to the rear of the fuse box on RHS. Grey/Green IIRC

 

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• Jan 18, 2021

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That's what I used. But a piggyback blade fuse is another option that means you are not cutting into the wiring.

 

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• Jan 18, 2021

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https://eshop.wurth.co.uk/Product-c...cgid/en/GB/GBP/?VisibleSearchTerm=fuse+holder

 

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• Jan 19, 2021

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I've used the instrument panel illumination light circuits to power relays for one or two auxiliary circuits. There's a connector block just behind/below the steering head which is easy to access with the tank off.

They're a pretty low priority in terms what is needed for the bike to be safe to ride, so if the lower rev-counter light circuit fails because the auxiliary circuit does something funny, I really won't worry about it.