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07/19/11 at 07:24:17
Where would you locate a 12v jack (plug?) like this:
Forget about the penny.
I want to use an electric vest in the winter. They are heavenly.
Another advantage: it's easier to hook up a voltmeter for testing or a trickle charger, should the need arise. (if wired to the battery)
Would you wire it to a switched 12v source so it was depowered when the bike was shut off? If so, where in the harness would you splice it in?
If you'd hook it up to an always-on 12v source, would you run separate wires to the battery, or would you splice it in the harness somewhere that was always on?
Would you want this thing installed loose on a cable, or on a panel? I suppose it would be reasonable to drill another hole in the ignition switch panel on a RYCA CS-1, for example.
Thanks for any ideas,..
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07/19/11 at 07:45:46
I use a different plug,.....the same one that seems to be standard on all the late model battery maintainers,.....beside the point,......
I mounted mine on the right side 3-6 inches from the positive batt terminal, hot all the time so the battery charges, and I plug my GPS into the same plug when on the road.
The negative could be brought across, but I connected it to the frame near the positive batt terminal.
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07/19/11 at 08:30:06
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I use a different plug,.....the same one that seems to be standard on all the late model battery maintainers,.....beside the point,......
I mounted mine on the right side 3-6 inches from the positive batt terminal, hot all the time so the battery charges, and I plug my GPS into the same plug when on the road.
The negative could be brought across, but I connected it to the frame near the positive batt terminal.
http://p1.bikepics.com/2011/07/19/bikepics-2242657-800.jpg
Hmmm. That's another consideration. I am getting real used to using a GPS as I wander around. Maybe I need two of these outlets.
I chose the jack/plug shown because it is what matches the Gerbing vest I use for December/January timeframes.
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07/19/11 at 08:31:33
+1 routy
I only need a trickle charge connection
but have a cigarette lighter socket that has the same connector so I can add that in at some point.
last time I needed a jump, the tow truck did not have an adapter for this connector, so the cigarette lighter socket would have been an additional method of connection.
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07/19/11 at 09:02:47
As small as that is I'd probably run loose cable under the seat and let it poke out between the front of the seat and the tank. You could probably zip it off with a little slack and tuck it out of sight when not used.
Keeping it in front means you can reach it easily while sitting on the bike and wearing the jacket, right?
Seems like that would work for devices plugged into it held inside one of your pockets too.
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07/19/11 at 10:17:27
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As small as that is I'd probably run loose cable under the seat and let it poke out between the front of the seat and the tank. You could probably zip it off with a little slack and tuck it out of sight when not used.
Keeping it in front means you can reach it easily while sitting on the bike and wearing the jacket, right?
Seems like that would work for devices plugged into it held inside one of your pockets too.
I would have said a similar place, but at the other end. You could tuck loose cable between the two seats. That would also give it a little protection from the weather. You could tuck it down between them when not in use and fairly easily pull it out when you did want it. Minimal wiring because everything sits under the seat as is...
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07/19/11 at 10:38:00
I thought about that but I wondered how twisted up you might get doing the "reach around". Yeah, I just said that.
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07/19/11 at 10:53:24
have a cig lighter outlet on the frame cross member
fused to the battery
use to jump start cig male to cig male
also have home made adaptor for the aligator clips from the battery charger
made a wp insert out of a rubber cork with a bottle cap glued to it
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07/19/11 at 11:50:51
I just remembered someone had a full sized cig lighter mounted on the tool box cover facing backwards. I bet you could do the same thing, just tuck all the guts in the toolbox and have that plug mounted flush on the cover.
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07/19/11 at 13:14:39
+1 Routy
Curious, is there any specific 12v outlet that people tend to recommend over the others, or does it really matter?
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07/19/11 at 16:05:01
I thought we had a thread about the Savage system that concluded it wouldn't run heated clothes. Am I wrong?
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07/19/11 at 16:31:30
Boofer wrote
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I thought we had a thread about the Savage system that concluded it wouldn't run heated clothes. Am I wrong?
with stock lighting, you got about 60watts to play with.
after that, you're sucking the battery dry.
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07/19/11 at 16:45:04
verslagen1 wrote
on 07/19/11 at 16:31:30:
Boofer wrote
on 07/19/11 at 16:05:01:
I thought we had a thread about the Savage system that concluded it wouldn't run heated clothes. Am I wrong?
with stock lighting, you got about 60watts to play with.
after that, you're sucking the battery dry.
One of the upgrades in the works is an LED-based lighting system, with an HID headlight. This will cut the wattage required for lighting in half (approx) and make more light as well. Hopefully, this will free up enough watts for the Gerbing jacket, which uses about 80 watts on high.
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07/19/11 at 17:59:22
Gerbing makes a cable with battery attachments on one end and a socket with a rubber cap on the other end. I leave mine under the seat of my S40. There is enough extra that I can pull it out and connect to a cable running from my gloves to the back of my jacket. Heated gloves won't drain the battery and they let me comfortably ride down to 30 degrees or less.
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07/19/11 at 22:04:10
Just for info,.....the 12v plug I posted a pic above also comes in a flush mount receptical too. I mounted this one in my ATV a year or 2 ago. Only thing is, I don't know where to get them, except a place that sells and installs solar systems,....or so I was told.
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