Any one replace their throttle side 12v socket?

Ghost69

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Any one replace their throttle side 12v socket? Mine is
Isit one piece weld to the panel?
Or can I replace with after market from aliexpress?
Thank you
 

RCinNC

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I didn't bother to replace mine; like fac191 says, it's only rated for 3 amps, which means that something like an air compressor is liable to blow the fuse on that circuit. Even if you replace it with an outlet with a higher amp rating and a higher fuse rating in the circuit, you'd have to change the wiring too in order for it to be safe.

Rather than mess around with the OEM outlet, I just added a couple to the bike with some homemade aluminum brackets attached to the handlebar clamps. They're marine outlets with waterproof covers, and have a higher rating than the OEM one, and I have them wired with 12 gauge wire so they can handle pretty much any load I'm likely to use them for, from a GPS or phone up to my air compressor. They're easier to get to than the OEM one. Both are wired into an Eastern Beaver fusebox under the seat; one outlet is always hot, the other is switched. I made one always hot for emergencies, like being able to charge up a phone if I was stuck somewhere and the bike wouldn't start.





The cover for the bottom part of the outlet is just a pill bottle sprayed with truck bed liner and zip tied to the outlet.

For powering a GPS or phone attached to the accessory rail on the windshield, I made a shelf out of an old 20mm ammo can and added a couple waterproof USB outlets. The shelf is mounted right above the instrument pod. This way, there are never any power cables stretched across the front of the bike and getting in the way of either the instrument pod or the movement of the handlebars.

 

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Many of us either have replaced the socket OR used the fine wire to be the switch for a dedicated power source. There are NUMEROUS threads about how people have connected various types of power and fuse blocks. And to repeat what I just typed in the parallel thread:

For the umpteenth time...

The socket WIRING is only big enough for 3A so do NOT put a heavier fuse in.

Phones are OK but don't try to plug in a 10A GPS or heavier load. Accessories need a dedicated source of power.


Visually checking the fuse frequently finds nothing. Use an arm meter across it, and then from the fuse to the center pin of the socket.
 

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CW's advice is critical. I replaced my OEM outlet with a Powerlet outlets that can handle 10 or 15 amps (can't recall which right now). Hooked it into a fuse block.

The only issue with my outlet was that I had to source and customize some washers to get it to screw back on. The Powerlet socket is narrower and the hardware that came with it is also narrower than the OEM socket pieces. Not a big deal, but an FYI if you go down the Powerlet path. I do prefer Powerlet to typical U.S. cigarette lighter-style plugs and already had adapters and plugs that would work with it from other motorbikes. May or may not be worth it to you.

Eville Rich
 

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How the wiring like isit hard to do it?

Thank you
Easy to run a new wire to it if you want to power anything greater than 3A. The existing wire can melt if you simply stick in a bigger fuse, and since the wire is in a wire bundle with important ECU wires, you can damage the very expensive ECU.
 
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