I'd be interested in seeing the wiring, switch selection and location, wiring to the lights themselves.I don't have a bike to look at right now, hard to visualize.
For example, did you run power from batter to power block, power block under seat or in nose, relay location, then wiring back up to front, if so what side of bike, then are the wires to lights channeled via new holes in nose, under the nose or??
I don't need words, just pix, like a penthouse magazine!
OK - well, here goes. Although, I'm not sure installation should be posted in a Group Buy thread - Note to Admin - if you want me to move this section to technical, just let me know. Thanks.
I installed a Blue Sea quite some time ago. I re-wired all of my farkles this past Feb, and in anticipation of the Soltek GB, I installed the necessary wire runs "In the wood" as it were, to accomodate the Solteks when they became available.
What you're looking at here is the end of the wires that run from the Blue Sea under the seat, up along the left side of the bike (inward of the frame,) and egress out of the air space behind the steering head. These are installed in high temp wire loom. I installed two 14awg runs, and three 20awg runs (only needed two).
Subsequent to doing this, I installed a set of Hella FF50's on Garauld's brackets, using the Soltek wires. I had previously installed the FF50's, but didn't know enough to modify the automotive wiring harness that comes with the lights - and ended up with a huge bundle of wires stuffed here and there. I cut everything to size, soldered, shrink wrapped, and Molexed most of the connections. So - installing the Solteks was relatively easy, as I already had the wiring in place.
OK - next step -
Here's the Soltek installation instructions:
No pictures. Me like pictures. Me not happy.
(However, there is some very valuable information about amperage draw - 10 amps per light on startup - smoothing out to 3.5 amps once the arc is established. Fuse accordingly! DAMHIK) :blink:
So - I remembered the Hella instructions -
This is exactly how the Solteks wire up. Just make the appropriate adjustments in wire length, and instead of hooking up to the battery (you could, and it would work fine) hook up to your distribution box. You can fuse at the Blue Sea, or in the case of the Hellas, the provided relay has a fuse integrated into it. Kinda cool, unless the relay fails. Carry a spare.
I simply changed out the terminations on the Hella harness already in place, and changed the connector on each light to a Molex.
I used .093' diameter connectors as gauges used are 14 to 16 -
I use colored shrink tubing to designate what's what - I find it very handy to have bright colors at 3:25 AM along the side of the ET highway in Nevada - much easier to deal with if I have to trouble shoot something.
I connect the connectors - and shrink wrap them together - (obviously testing first!)
Which results in a pretty solid connection. Do the same thing for the other side.
The wires dress behind the panels - up over the mirrors, they enter through the panel at the factory provided notch in the panel -
When I installed the Hellas the first time, I Dremeled out a matching notch in the cowling - and the wires have a smooth edged opening to ingress behind the panels. the red shrink wrap is entirely behind the panel - all you see is the black wire from the light.
I just finished figuring out the Auto Switch install - so I'll be finalizing the wiring on that this weekend, and doing the final dress-in. Then put everything back together.
Ready to get S P A N K'ed.
So - DCarver, John T, I hope that helps ya'all !
