Eville Rich
Well-Known Member
I'm planning to replace the 12 volt accessory plug with a Powerlet socket. I don't want it to be always hot, so it needs to integrate with the ignition. I have a couple of options:
1) Wire it into the current accessory plug circuit (the OEM plug will be removed)
2) Wire it to my fuse block (EB 3CS, I have a spare slot). This is connected to the four pin connector and wired to the ignition circuit.
My core questions are about the wiring for each of these options:
1) If I use the existing plug's circuit, can the wiring handle higher amps? I don't just want to naively change the fuse to something higher. The wiring gauge didn't look too bad and for the wiring run amp/voltage charts suggest 14 gauge wiring can handle 15 amps at a ~6 foot run. Even if it's 16 gauge, a run of ~4 feet can handle 15 amps.
2) If I run it to the fuse block, I'm assuming I need at 14 or 16 gauge wire. The fuse block is in the right side fairing, so a run of less than 4 feet should be fine to handle higher amps.
I'd like to use the existing circuit but am quite unsure of the wiring. Can it safely handle more than the 3 amps of the current fuse?
Honestly, I don't plan pulling large amps through the Powerlet. 15 amps is waaaay over my current equipment. But I'd like to plan for flexibility should I ever want heated gear. My 595LM circuit is connected to my EB 3CS fuse block now, so not drawing much of its capacity.
Thanks!
Eville Rich
2016 S10
1) Wire it into the current accessory plug circuit (the OEM plug will be removed)
2) Wire it to my fuse block (EB 3CS, I have a spare slot). This is connected to the four pin connector and wired to the ignition circuit.
My core questions are about the wiring for each of these options:
1) If I use the existing plug's circuit, can the wiring handle higher amps? I don't just want to naively change the fuse to something higher. The wiring gauge didn't look too bad and for the wiring run amp/voltage charts suggest 14 gauge wiring can handle 15 amps at a ~6 foot run. Even if it's 16 gauge, a run of ~4 feet can handle 15 amps.
2) If I run it to the fuse block, I'm assuming I need at 14 or 16 gauge wire. The fuse block is in the right side fairing, so a run of less than 4 feet should be fine to handle higher amps.
I'd like to use the existing circuit but am quite unsure of the wiring. Can it safely handle more than the 3 amps of the current fuse?
Honestly, I don't plan pulling large amps through the Powerlet. 15 amps is waaaay over my current equipment. But I'd like to plan for flexibility should I ever want heated gear. My 595LM circuit is connected to my EB 3CS fuse block now, so not drawing much of its capacity.
Thanks!
Eville Rich
2016 S10