city lights, etc
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:23 pm
On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:08:41 -0000 "Curt Van Weelden"
writes:
<><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Curt, I think you could get some bullet connectors and they'd fit ok. You can probably find them at a hardware store or radio shack. Make sure you get ones sized for the wires you'll be using. Depending on what you plan on using the 12v outlet for it might or might not work so good. The city lights wires are pretty small. If you want to power a GPS you'll probably be fine. If you want to run an electric vest you might be better served by using the city lights circuit to control a relay with a dedicated, fused wire supplying power to the outlet. Many folks have powered heated grips with the city lights wires but I don't think many folks have measured voltage drops in that circuit. For a larger current draw you'll have a pretty large voltage drop. That will really impact the effectiveness of the circuit and also I think put too large of a load on the switch contacts eventually causing premature failure. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT> I would like to use the city lights wires to hook up a 12V outlet, > etc. Are there terminals available out there to plug into these, or > do > I need to cut the plugs off (which I would like to avoid)? > > Curt