BrunDog
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I got done a few electrical farkles I've been working on.
Part 1:
1. Fuseblock. I really wanted to use a BlueSea block that I had bought, ($30) but struggled to find a good spot. What is really nice about this block is that it has both ground and +12V terminals, and it is built like a brick shithouse. I didn't want to put it behind the tank or in the tail. I noticed that I could put it under and forward of gauges but it would be difficult to service it there. Then I found a nice spot behind the left upper corner panel:
2. Powerlet / fan switch. I added the powerlet and a switch to command the radiator fan on. I live in South Florida, so I would like the option of turning the fan on on purpose to preemptively cool the motor in idle situations. The switch I selected is waterproof (splashproof). To make that even better, I put on a rubber boot. The switch grounds the ECU side of the relay. I noticed that the hazard had a connector on it for ease of removal, so I added one also:
3. Magnums. If you read another post you would know the process I went through to decide how best to connect these. Ultimately the 2V drop across the factory wiring and uncertainty of current capacity of the switch led me to add a relay and 12 AWG wire to my fuseblock. Now my voltage drop is <0.5 V. The horns are a tight fit but I managed to add them without modifying the bike's plastic and using the stock brackets. The trick to provide enough fork clearance was to trim the unnecessary part of the trumpet plastic:
Part 1:
1. Fuseblock. I really wanted to use a BlueSea block that I had bought, ($30) but struggled to find a good spot. What is really nice about this block is that it has both ground and +12V terminals, and it is built like a brick shithouse. I didn't want to put it behind the tank or in the tail. I noticed that I could put it under and forward of gauges but it would be difficult to service it there. Then I found a nice spot behind the left upper corner panel:
![P8071618.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/069/06915c754ff22b9f074e5215ea7c3d66.jpg)
2. Powerlet / fan switch. I added the powerlet and a switch to command the radiator fan on. I live in South Florida, so I would like the option of turning the fan on on purpose to preemptively cool the motor in idle situations. The switch I selected is waterproof (splashproof). To make that even better, I put on a rubber boot. The switch grounds the ECU side of the relay. I noticed that the hazard had a connector on it for ease of removal, so I added one also:
![P8071619.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/864/8640d657fae3d882e505f99ca2376c78.jpg)
![P8071630.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/450/450d68070d85e615d1e065b6700c13cc.jpg)
3. Magnums. If you read another post you would know the process I went through to decide how best to connect these. Ultimately the 2V drop across the factory wiring and uncertainty of current capacity of the switch led me to add a relay and 12 AWG wire to my fuseblock. Now my voltage drop is <0.5 V. The horns are a tight fit but I managed to add them without modifying the bike's plastic and using the stock brackets. The trick to provide enough fork clearance was to trim the unnecessary part of the trumpet plastic:
![P8071632.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/523/5238aadb67a343f807ca0ef1b2720771.jpg)
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