Fri, 19 Dec 1997 11:33:56 -0500 - Message No. 1804
From: "Thomas A. Engelhardt"

Subject: AW: Power outlet


Hallo Eric,

I have placed a 12V power plug on my RD07 last year. I have mounted it onto
the upper fork base, where the ignition lock is located. 
Why did I mount it there, so far away from the battery? I want to power my
GPS and did not feel like having a long power cable hanging across the bike
to a location of the plug, closer to the battery.
I have constructed a plug holder out of a piece of stainless steel 2mm or
3mm thick sheet metal. If you are interested, I can look for the technical
drawing I made about it. This piece is screwed on the fork by using the two
M8 screws that fix the upper end of the right fork tube.
The important point is, that the steering angle does not get limited by
this piece. As plug I used a standard car plug with spring cover to protect
the inside from dirt.
I put an additional fuse socket into the only empty slot in the fuse box
(glued in), connected the ground cable on the common ground screw under the
tank and installed the two cables along the frame up towards the steering
area and then to the plug. Important: IMO the ground current has to be led
back by a dedicated copper line, do not use the fork/frame as ground. Since
the plug is mounted on the fork, the only conductive connection between
fork and frame are the steering bearings. I do not think, the greasy
bearings like high current flow across them. Make sure, the cables between
fuse box and plug are installed very thoroughly in order to avoid
vibrations and wear of the cable insulation. I put the cables into an
additional silicon tube.
Since the plug is directly connected to the battery (across 8A fuse) it is
always powered up.
These are my recommendations for the power plug.

Greetings

Thomas

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Hi to all AT community 



During this winter I'm planing to put a power outlet on my bike. Power
should be always on (not only when running)!
Where and what is the easiest way to do this? suggestions, diagrams
welcome...

thanx to all in advance
EriK

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