Best location for 12v Power Socket?

[davsato]

who says you can only have one? i have one on the dash for the gps


and a higher fuse rated one down by the rear shock adjuster


for airbed pump, compressor, etc and a charger cable will also reach either under the seat or into the topbox.

both sockets have been completely reliable and waterproof

[HaChayalBoded]

I use these whenever friends ask me to outfit their bikes with electrical outlets.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589532

I have so many left over I offered them up for sale here because they are taking up space.

[ibonneau]

Hey,

did some research on the net and found this :

http://en.item.rakuten.com/mg-market/10000961/

is a waterproof lighter socket with a built in 5v USB port.

does anyone know when I can get one in the US - or maybe something like it...


Thx

[JensEskildsen]

you can get a little cigaretteplug to usb adaptor on ebay for peanuts. use that with the cigaretteplug.

[Juando_2000]

Originally Posted by ibonneau

Hey,

did some research on the net and found this :

http://en.item.rakuten.com/mg-market/10000961/

is a waterproof lighter socket with a built in 5v USB port.

does anyone know when I can get one in the US - or maybe something like it...


Thx

I use these cheap ones without any problems at all. They charge my iPod touch, Garmin Nuvi GPS, Blackberry phone with no problem. And they ship for free. Only $2.63. I ordered a bunch and give them to my friends & family as stocking stuffers.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.34040

[Maggot12]

Little to no water enters this socket when the door is open. And there's a small hole at the bottom, just in case, for any water to get out.. I have a water resistant USB plug under the seat.

[SgtDuster]

Originally Posted by Juando_2000

I use these cheap ones without any problems at all. They charge my iPod touch, Garmin Nuvi GPS, Blackberry phone with no problem. And they ship for free. Only $2.63. I ordered a bunch and give them to my friends & family as stocking stuffers.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.34040

I prefer this one:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.40470

It works with iPhones too since it delivers 2.8V and 2V on the data pins.

[ibafran]

Good basic cheap info.

I have 3 on my bike.
-up near bars for the GPS.
-one down low on the left for mini-compressor and stuff that doesn't stay plugged in all the time. This is a sort of handy spare so that I don't have to futz with only having one socket. I can "charge" another bike's batt thru this socket using a jumper cable plug in to the other bike. Great for plugging in a reading light, camp light, work light, spot/search light, etc.
-mounted on the upper left by the seat to take heated gear plug-ins. Keeps cords out of the way and plugs near where the gear is.

heads-up: Some real, real oldtimers with lots and lots of experience will run a fused ground for these accessories. Many wiring harnesses will have the ground wires in the same loom as the Pos wires. Things get hot and a fuse may not blow like it should and the ground wire melts the loom. These oldtimers will run the grounds in a separate place and divide the hot side of the loom to only lose half of it when things go sideways. Having a few extra, easitly reached, safeties in a system is a very good idea for people far from civilization. Isolating critical systems from colateral damage is considered very savy by these guys. Having a low voltage fuse on the negative side protects gear from weird karma. I defer to the electrical wizards and know-it-alls on this idea.

[regany]

Originally Posted by Maggot12

Little to no water enters this socket when the door is open. And there's a small hole at the bottom, just in case, for any water to get out.. I have a water resistant USB plug under the seat.

Maggot, do you know where I can find this particular plug? Have seen it in a few people's photos but never been able to find it for sale anywhere.

[zeeede]

I use richland rick's aux. shelf (http://www.vstrom.info/Smf/index.php...ic,6020.0.html) to mount a 12V socket from Eastern Beaver (Can't find the link right now - www.easternbeaver.com). The nice thing about the socket is it comes with the wiring pre-cut to the right length, shrink-wrapped, soldered, etc. I wired it to a fuse block from Eastern Beaver as well (http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Bi...strom.html#3cs), but you can order them with an inline fuse and the right connectors to just stick it on the battery.

For V-strom stuff, Eastern Beaver is great... no need to cut your wiring harness... just plug and play


Rick's Aux shelf looks great, too.

[Nnordsman]

I am not positive about the DL650, but the DL1000 has an unused, switched, auxillary wire just behind the top, right corner of the radiator. It is a white plug with that is just stuffed back there and not plugged into anything. You can get a dust proof plug that mates up from Eastern Beaver, or you can crimp a male spade plugs onto the positive and negative wires and plug directly into the wiring harness.

This can be done with the outlet, or as discussed the better way is to run the GPS wires directly to the plug. Fish around the back of the radiator and you should find it. Two male spade plugs from the auto parts store and you are in business.

[the_gr8t_waldo]

i hard wire all my accessories. but do use a 12v recpt. in one of the two glove boxes. it's there mostly to recharge my cell phone. in a pinch i can snake out a cord as a secondary power source for the gps.( i modifyed the lid to allow a cord to be routed thru the water resistant seal. other wise the cell phone,it's cig corded plug , all go in with the lid closed) there's nothing wrong with using cig plugs/recpts for small loads! electronics mostly, but for large loads- fergetaboutit! they are poor at passing large loads! one big plus, replacements configured with cig plugs, are a lot easyer to get, and usually a lot cheaper too!

[HonorableDog]

Originally Posted by regany

Maggot, do you know where I can find this particular plug? Have seen it in a few people's photos but never been able to find it for sale anywhere.

Do you mean the 12v Power socket. That model is available at Walmart in the truck accessory section. They come with a strong spring in the latch that does a great job keeping water out.