Question about fuse box or power supply??

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Not sure what they are called exactly but isn't there a box you can install on your bike that accepts multiple type plugs and electric hookups? The thing I am thinking of can be hooked to your battery then you plug everything else to this like gloves, a battery tender, aux lights etc.
 

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ONLY because I'm a nice guy :)) :)).....

this is what I am looking at using this time around for all my power distribution/control needs.

Ugly heated grips controller??? No more.

Multiple heated jacket controls??? No more.

Voltage monitoring, outside temp??? All there for the viewing.

I spent some time with it at the last IMS and I really like it.

http://www.arborealsystems.com/Arboreal_Systems/home.html

Yea, a bit pricey but I think it has merit to look at. I've used Centech and Blue Sea boxes for years so this is a very nice idea, me thinks.

What ya think???
 

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Firefight911 said:
Yea, a bit pricey but I think it has merit to look at. I've used Centech and Blue Sea boxes for years so this is a very nice idea, me thinks.

What ya think???
Yeah that's not cheap, but it appears to be very well thought out. Don't know if I could get past the buy in though. Thanks for posting this, I will have to give it serious consideration.
 

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Wow this is a nice set up Geek great find. Thanks

Update I just called Aerostich about the PDM60 and they are not complete yet, they are having parts issues. They are not accepting backorders at this time but should be up and running by Aug. The tech on the phone could not answer if you can run a battery tender through this thing but I would think you could. Just FYI

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Does anyone know exactly how much power is available to us to use for accessories minus what the bike needs to operate? Sorry if this has been asked before I did a search and didn't see anything. Maybe our overseas brothers know this.
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Spider can you run more then 3 acc with this setup, because there are only three connectors? I was wondering if you can double up wires in one plug and run a high amp breaker. For instance connect a horn and heated gloves in one plug?


Spider said:
I use one of these on my TBird for heated vest and GPS. Very well made and compact so it's easy to tuck in.
 

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Provided three circuits are enough, I also like the Eastern Beaver 3-circuit system. It's all "soft" circuitry, so it can be zip-tied and tucked out of the way without having to find places to mount bulky fuse blocks. You can "split" any of the circuits to run multiple things on one line, but you want to keep the load on any circuit under 10A or so. The connectors they use for the hookups are easy to solder too. I've standardized on this system so I have adapters and pigtails for anything I want to hook up - radar detectors, GPSs, heated gear, powerlet sockets, etc.

Tangentially, has anyone tackled rewiring the dash accessory socket from cig lighter plug to powerlet/BMW? This seems like the right place to power the RD and GPS.

- Mark
 

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The dash cigarette plug is only 3 amps and the Powerlet/BMW supports 15A. For the non-electric types, the cigarette plug can support a GPS and not much more. The Powerlet/BMW plug can support a tire pump, &/or heated clothing. It's also nice to power external speakers at a camp site.
(For those who don't think this is sacrilege.) >:D



So it can be done but most people will want a relay and additional power socket.
 

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Checkswrecks said:
The dash cigarette plug is only 3 amps and the Powerlet/BMW supports 15A.
For this reason, I will likely leave mine "as is" and wire my added Powerlet sockets and lights to my FZ-1 Fuse Block. Another thing to consider is the dash plug is ignition switched and many (like myself) prefer the GPS to plug into a non-switched (battery direct) circuit. This way you can fiddle with the GPS without the bike's ignition on and you can use the same circuit for your battery tender when not riding.
 

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ColoRider said:
For this reason, I will likely leave mine "as is" and wire my added Powerlet sockets and lights to my FZ-1 Fuse Block. Another thing to consider is the dash plug is ignition switched and many (like myself) prefer the GPS to plug into a non-switched (battery direct) circuit. This way you can fiddle with the GPS without the bike's ignition on and you can use the same circuit for your battery tender when not riding.
I prefer the GPS power to be switched. Many (most?) GPS's can be configured to not switch off when external power is dropped also.

- Mark
 

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Since my Garmin 2820 does not have an internal power supply, I prefer to have it powered by battery 12 volt from the bike, so I can fiddle with it with the ignition key off if I care to. However, I also wire in a micro toggle switch under a body panel so I can turn it off when the GPS is not mounted and then will not have hot exposed contacts on the GPS lead.
 
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