Hard wireing GPS mount?

GH41 · 01-10-2012, 02:49 PM

I have a Garmin Montana and rugged mount ordered. Can I wire it directly to the battery without issues? Bike is a 2012 F650. GH

Casejeep · 01-10-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GH41

I have a Garmin Montana and rugged mount ordered. Can I wire it directly to the battery without issues? Bike is a 2112 F650. GH

2112? are you from the future?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

lawe · 01-10-2012, 03:04 PM

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GH41 · 01-10-2012, 03:38 PM

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2112? are you from the future?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

I wish I was from the past about 25-30 years. I used to think my body would age before my mind but I was wrong!! GH

Casejeep · 01-10-2012, 03:40 PM

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I wish I was from the past about 25-30 years. I used to think by body would age before my mind but I was wrong!! GH

Haha i was just dicken' around haha. i knew what you were talking about.

GH41 · 01-10-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lawe

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Thanks Lawe but I don't understand what I am lookig at. I would just connect the mount harness directly to the battery terminals but I keep hearing about can-bus issues. I can't imagine that would be a problem but I have to ask. GH

LukasM · 01-10-2012, 04:44 PM

If you are wiring directly to the battery you are bypassing the CAN-Bus completely, so you are good to go. Don't forget to place a fuse in the circuit somewhere.

señormoto · 01-10-2012, 05:02 PM

I'd recommend not wiring to the battery: you forget to remove the GPS or turn it off and now it's draining your battery. There's an AUX connector just under the airbox / battery cover. Pretty obvious place, it's the first connector you'll see.

grndzr0 · 01-10-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by thematt

I'd recommend not wiring to the battery: you forget to remove the GPS or turn it off and now it's draining your battery. There's an AUX connector just under the airbox / battery cover. Pretty obvious place, it's the first connector you'll see.

I was wondering what that was for. Does anybody know output specs of this connector? Amps, watts, and crap like that.....

Ryan

señormoto · 01-10-2012, 08:27 PM

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I was wondering what that was for. Does anybody know output specs of this connector? Amps, watts, and crap like that.....

Ryan

Plug in a multi meter and you'll find out.

grndzr0 · 01-10-2012, 10:42 PM

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Plug in a multi meter and you'll find out.

I was thinking more along the lines of when the computer shuts it off for overload. Im assuming it is the same as the powerlet, but just wondering if anybody knew for sure or if it might be listed somewhere.

Ryan

lawe · 01-10-2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GH41

Thanks Lawe but I don't understand what I am lookig at. I would just connect the mount harness directly to the battery terminals but I keep hearing about can-bus issues. I can't imagine that would be a problem but I have to ask. GH

Unless You want Your GPS powered on for as long as You battery can hold up You can use the outlet on top of the battery in the picture. It works great. Your GPS will loose power a minute or so after You turn of the ignition and I havn't had any issues with this mount.

LukasM · 01-11-2012, 01:01 AM

I personally always hard wire my GPS to the bike battery, unswitched. I don't have batteries in mine because they would vibrate to death, so it's a pain to have a reboot and new satellite search every time I shut off the bike. Even if I did leave the GPS on the bike when it's parked somewhere for longer, the current draw of a 60CSx is about 200 mA so if I forgot to turn it off while out to lunch or something, it will take almost 70 hours to drain the stock battery.

If you do want yours switched for some reason, both the DIN receptacle on top of the airbox cover, as well as the white plug under it are good choices. You can get power cable for the former from Powerlet, and you can get a connector pigtail for the latter direct from BMW (Part # 83300413585):

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toro618 · 01-11-2012, 08:26 AM

For my GPSMAP 62st, I ran direct to battery with one of these http://www.powerlet.com/product/heav...ry-lead-24/107. Then attached standard cigarette adapter http://www.powerlet.com/product/sae-...ket-cables/319.

This setup will allow for multiple uses. Just remember to turn off the device(s) overnight.

GH41 · 01-11-2012, 04:29 PM

Thanks a lot guys. I will probably still wire the mount directly to the battery. The kind or riding I do if I am away from the bike the Montana will go with me when I am off of the bike. Thanks again, GH

01-10-2012, 02:49 PM	#1
GH41 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Oddometer: 626	Hard wireing GPS mount? I have a Garmin Montana and rugged mount ordered. Can I wire it directly to the battery without issues? Bike is a 2012 F650. GH GH41 screwed with this post 01-10-2012 at 03:48 PM

01-10-2012, 03:04 PM	#3
lawe lawe Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Umeå, Sweden Oddometer: 131	http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...&postcount=230 __________________ Lars Umeå, Sweden BMW F650GS -05, F800GS -08

01-10-2012, 04:44 PM	#7
LukasM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Oddometer: 4,907	If you are wiring directly to the battery you are bypassing the CAN-Bus completely, so you are good to go. Don't forget to place a fuse in the circuit somewhere. __________________ Proud member of the HUSABERG ADVENTURE TEAM! '12 Husaberg FE570, 09 KTM XC-F/ 450 RFS hybrid, 07 KTM 450 SMR, 08+09 BMW F650GS twins/F800GS conversion, 03+05 YZF-R6

01-10-2012, 05:02 PM	#8
señormoto Supermoto Abuser Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Costa Rica Oddometer: 995	I'd recommend not wiring to the battery: you forget to remove the GPS or turn it off and now it's draining your battery. There's an AUX connector just under the airbox / battery cover. Pretty obvious place, it's the first connector you'll see. __________________ I have a feeling that there are some decisions being made on certain teams lately to make things more complex in order to ensure a certain technological standard of confusion is met.

01-11-2012, 01:01 AM	#13
LukasM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Oddometer: 4,907	I personally always hard wire my GPS to the bike battery, unswitched. I don't have batteries in mine because they would vibrate to death, so it's a pain to have a reboot and new satellite search every time I shut off the bike. Even if I did leave the GPS on the bike when it's parked somewhere for longer, the current draw of a 60CSx is about 200 mA so if I forgot to turn it off while out to lunch or something, it will take almost 70 hours to drain the stock battery. If you do want yours switched for some reason, both the DIN receptacle on top of the airbox cover, as well as the white plug under it are good choices. You can get power cable for the former from Powerlet, and you can get a connector pigtail for the latter direct from BMW (Part # 83300413585): ( __________________ Proud member of the HUSABERG ADVENTURE TEAM! '12 Husaberg FE570, 09 KTM XC-F/ 450 RFS hybrid, 07 KTM 450 SMR, 08+09 BMW F650GS twins/F800GS conversion, 03+05 YZF-R6

01-11-2012, 08:26 AM	#14
toro618 Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: NJ Oddometer: 761	For my GPSMAP 62st, I ran direct to battery with one of these http://www.powerlet.com/product/heav...ry-lead-24/107. Then attached standard cigarette adapter http://www.powerlet.com/product/sae-...ket-cables/319. This setup will allow for multiple uses. Just remember to turn off the device(s) overnight.

01-11-2012, 04:29 PM	#15
GH41 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Oddometer: 626	Thanks a lot guys. I will probably still wire the mount directly to the battery. The kind or riding I do if I am away from the bike the Montana will go with me when I am off of the bike. Thanks again, GH

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