Electrical

[FJR1300]

I am planning on adding some electrical items that I'd like to control with the bikes ignition system... so I don't have to worry about leaving something on and draining the battery. I already have a fuse block picked out... Blue Sea. I just need to know where to tap the power? Again, I want to tap into something that is "switched" and not straight to the battery.

Thanks!

 

[FJRandy]

Find the winshield retract wire and use it to run a relay to the fuse block.

 

[FJRocket]

On my '04, there was an empty female slot open in a junction block/plug between the battery and the coil under the D panel. Just crimp a male plug on the end of a fused wire and stick it in there.

Of course the windshield retract as, Randy sez, is a favorite for a switched power tap.

 

[madmike2]

For a "switched" power source, some use the running light on the fairing, but you must use something that will unplug to remove the fairing.

Edtied: If you are mounting the Blue Sea under the seat, you can also use the tail light wire as a source for switched power, that way you won't need to run "that" wire through the engine compartment.

 

[rickcorwn]

That Blue Sea fuse block is pretty nice. I'll be needing one like that soon I hope. One question, why one with a negative bus?

 

[FJR1300]

The reason for the ground bus is because I like to ground some items directly to the battery, such as the stereo.

Also, as someone mentioned above... I found a better place to access power, there is an unused connection under the "D" panel.

 

[Bounce]

https://www.bikes-n-spikes.org/mods/pdb/pdb.html

switched power without cutting the OEM harness is also discussed there.

 

[Randy]

For a "switched" power source, some use the running light on the fairing, but you must use something that will unplug to remove the fairing.Edtied: If you are mounting the Blue Sea under the seat, you can also use the tail light wire as a source for switched power, that way you won't need to run "that" wire through the engine compartment.

I mounted mine under the seat and it was easy to tap into the taillight wire.

Plenty of good discussion here also