Powerlet Dc Outlets

[Espia4ci]

I am looking to install a DC outlet for the purposes of plugging in my Roady2. Initially, I considered installing a weatherproof automotive (SAE) outlet somewhere underneath the panels surrounding the fork area. I have not been able to find a suitable place to mount this outlet that won't cause clearance problems with the fork. :angry:

I have been looking into the Powerlet outlets and they seem like a good product. Even though I am reluctant to drill a hole in one of the panels (where the battery is located) to mount the outlet, it seems (from the website) like a clean and quality install project. :huh:

Anyone have one of these outlets mounted in that panel above the battery? https://www.powerletproducts.com/products/yamaha_fjr1300.php

I am looking for feedback reference the quality, functionality and ease of install for this particular outlet. In addition to this outlet, I am also considering getting one of the rearset-mounted outlets.

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it, the Powerlet outlets are BMW style outlets so to plug in my Roady (which has a normal SAE plug) I will also have to use an adapter? :assasin:

Last and final question... I want to install (hardwire) an Autocom system and maybe the two Powerlet outlets. Should I run all three positive wires directly to the battery on top of each other, or should I rig up some other type of junction box and run only one hot wire to the battery? It seems three wires connected to the positive terminal is a bit much?

What do you guys think? :cownoy:

 

[twowheelnut]

Have it. Love it. Easy install. Don't forget to buy the socket accessories to fit all your gizmos' cords. These guys ain't dumb... they designed the socket to fit only their adapters. No conventioal male plugs will fit it so you have to buy theirs. Mo money, mo money, mo money!

 

[FJRocket]

I put a regular cig socket in that location where your link shows the powerlet socket. It just barely fits. No adapters required. Rubber rain cap. Fused. Simple and cheap.

I did put the dual powerlets under the left side of the seat for heated gear. It's a little hard to see in the pic, but note the XM Radio plug in the socket. There's also an on/off switch there. I run that socket hot all the time.

You can't fit a socket in panel b or c? I would think there would be loads of room. Up by the mirrors especially. I think this is a better location than the d panel. Points down, away from the rain, instead of skyward, sitting there like a rain bucket.

 

[yanktar]

Once I went to Powerlet, I never looked back. Hella makes them too, thats what Gerbing sends you as an adapter. They are compatible with Powerlet, but they are junk.

I have all kinds of adapters:

Pow-plug with a y-connector--one are is Cig socket, the other Pow-.

Pow-plug with cig socket

There's even a plug that goes into a cig socket, you plug off a plastic ring, and it fits into a Powerlet.

I have an SLK and M-B gives you an electric tire pump--it has that convertible plug on it! So Powerlet/Hella/BMW have really become the standard. They use 1/4 the surface area of a cig, and make a more reliable connection.

 

[ock913]

I also have the Powerlet in my front panel. It is a quality product and looks OEM once installed. Just take your time and USE A UNIBIT to drill the hole. I would recommend only a single positive wire to the battery. I added a seperate fuse block and ran all my accessories to it. Just one more note..... not sure why, but Autocom boldly states that you are not to connect an Autocom product directly to the battery. I added a relay using the tail light power and 12V from my fuse block to power my Passport and my Autocom.

 

[Bounce]

Powerlett installation description here.

Still happy after that write up was done back in 10/2002.

 

[Espia4ci]

Thanks for the wealth of useful information. You guys are great.

:clap:

 

[teerex51]

Just a belated addition to the info already supplied by the other guys.

Here you see a combination of a standard Powerlet socket and a rubberized switch powering a GPS.

I decided against plugging the GPS unit in (possibility of rainwater & dirt seeping in during trips) and rigged a fused connection to the battery. The switch is marine-grade and works very well.

As for the Powerlet, it can be used for drip-charging the battery with a BMW-type

charger (it fits OK) or whatever other use (as long as the plug is compatible).

The optional drill bit Powerlet offer makes the installation a piece of cake. Make sure you find the right spot first -- there are not many possible locations on the RH side fairing panel. The position I found ensured no interference.

Stef

 

[Espia4ci]

FJRocket, it appears you installed an on/off swich near your powerlet? Does that switch turn the outlet on and off or is it for something else.

Teerrex51, how does the rubberized cap hold up to rain and dust, and does it stay closed? Where did you get that switch?

 

[NightShine]

Hey, Stef.

That marine-grade switch looks pretty neat. Can you give us the name of the supplier you used?

Thanks!

 

[teerex51]

Nightshine,

I'd need to remove the panel to look it up and there is NFW I'm gonna do that... :moil:

...but I do remember it's a US-made switch.

I just walked into a yacht chandler's and 2 minutes and $4,50 later I was a happy camper.

Any boating supplies store has a drawer full of them.

If you run into problems, I'll buy another one and mail it to you. But I won't open that panel again... :haha:

Stef

 

[NightShine]

Any boating supplies store has a drawer full of them.

Jeez! I'm gonna have to knock off reading these post so late at night. Now that I take a moment to actually see Stef's picture, it makes much more sense!

Stef: Yes, great idea to add the marine switch to the Powerlet socket. And thank you for your very generous offer to send a switch , but having now actually spotted it in your picture, I may even have a couple of that type in my garage. (Sleep deprivation is wonderful stuff - you get to twist the details of your reality to fit the whim of any given moment :dribble: )

Okay, okay. This is the question I should have asked: Just to the right of the Powerlet socket, what is the black cable with the square, right-angle "connector" that appears to be go into the blue part of the fairing proper? Is that the power for the GPS unit you mentioned, or something else?

 

[teerex51]

NightShine,

No problemo. Just make sure the old switch is marine-grade or it'll cause you grief. :angry03:

Is that the power for the GPS unit you mentioned

Yessir. In spite of appearances, the cable comes out from underneath the black RH panel, is nylon-tied to the frame and the black flat connector you see lying on the fairing ... er...just lies there (i.e. no right-angle nuthin').

It eventually plugs into the ass-end of a Garmin iQue3600 that (in spite of the very excellent StemStand mount) is probably the dumbest choice of GPS for a motorbike :dribble: . I'm probably the only moron :fool: who opted for a PDA instead of a "real" GPS (works OK in the car, though).

Stef