INSTALLING GPS/RADIO ETC 82 CBX


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CONGOTIGER
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INSTALLING GPS/RADIO ETC 82 CBX

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DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS ON CONNECTING 12 VOLT ACCESSORIES INTO THE FUSE BOX IN THE RIGHT HAND FAIRING POCKET?
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TOM GIBSON
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Re: INSTALLING GPS/RADIO ETC 82 CBX

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CONGOTIGER wrote:DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS ON CONNECTING 12 VOLT ACCESSORIES INTO THE FUSE BOX IN THE RIGHT HAND FAIRING POCKET?
THANKS
TOM GIBSON
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Tom, I think your caps lock key is stuck on :D

If I were hooking up a battery tender pigtail, I'd just wire it straight to the battery and be done with it. But in the case of accessories like GPS or Autocom or the like, you really want a fused power source and you really should have it wired through a relay so it shuts off power to the accessories when the bike is of, so you can forget about it.

Two products are well regarded for this, among others: BlueSea and Centech.

ElectricalConnection also sells one:

http://electricalconnection.com/power-d ... pplate.htm

EasternBeaver also sells kits and related items:

http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Produ ... boxes.html

Tip: Buy a spare relay.

N.
Nils Menten
Tucson, Arizona, USA
'82 CBX, among others.

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