Finding decent switched power feeds

[neil]

Are there any electrical boffins on here who are good at seeking out the best places to get at an ignition switched power feed?

Hints/tips appreciated - recommendations to use chock blocks and inline splicers not so much...

[GDAS]

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[neil]

Thanks for that. He's right in saying you should crimp and not solder. Crimping is significantly more reliable than soldering.

I ended up taking a switched feed from the rear light as dipped beam disconnects when you turn on main beam. And the rear light circuit is a nice safe feed that if you cock up won't fry anything expensive. Slight problem in that the wiring diagram shows a 'B' and a 'Bl' pair of wires. One's blue and the other's Black with silver stripes.

Anyway, I did like he said but used a crimp terminal with built in glue. Crimping relies on cold welding and I'm not sure his crimper exerts enough pressure. Borrow a ratchet crimp tool, if you can




Once re-wrapped it's hard to see what's been done




I followed on by adding a relay to get my own 15A 'Aux' feed instead of just piggy backing on sone existing stuff.



Luckily there's a perfect spot for a relay on a CRF.

Heated Grips got their own fuse, as did the USB socket.

I'm quite pleased with the end result.