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Offline Jeff96

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12 volt switched accessory power
« on: October 01, 2021, 12:00:37 PM »
So I used one of the available fused accessory leads to power a usb port, but I was disappointed to see that the power is always on. The usb port does use a tiny bit of power that would slowly drain the battery on my previous bike.
I'm thinking the easiest way to have power turned off would be to have a relay powered by the tail light circuit to switch the accessory power on when running. Has anyone done this?
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Offline George R. Young

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Re: 12 volt switched accessory power
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2021, 05:03:09 PM »
There's a switched power source on  pin 8 of the J-Box.
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Re: 12 volt switched accessory power
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2021, 10:23:13 PM »
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Re: 12 volt switched accessory power
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2021, 08:18:19 AM »
If I'm reading that right, pin 8 is a power feed for the headlight. Is it okay to draw power from that, or should I just use it to trigger the relay?

I see on your website that you run heated grips off of pin 8 so I'm sure a phone charger will be okay
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Re: 12 volt switched accessory power
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2021, 06:47:31 PM »
You can also tap into one of the running light wires in the fairing which are switched as well.
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