Question on wiring up USB power

[mkuszek]

I got a nice kit at Amazon yesterday. it needs to be hooked up directly to the battery.
Can anyone tell me the exact sequence to doing this?
Thanks in advance

 

[RicoChet]

Tell us more about the kit so that we can advise you better!

I am assuming that your kit has a inline fuse on the power wire? IF not you will need one.

You also have the option of installing a power block to attach all your accessories, including your USB.

Try and give us some more details what your looking to do and we can help! ::022::

 

[mkuszek]

OK ,This does have a fuse. i bought it on Amazon. Good deal i think. I selected this one because it has that common
plug that I can use with my trickle charger during winter.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DYE54LI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[bob dirt]

Take your right side cover off to access the battery. Connect red to positive and black to negative. You'll have to reset your clock when done

 

[scott123007]

That is actually an SAE connector, not USB. It looks like a USB attachment comes with it, but that is only one of many attachments you will be able to use.
The "exact" way to hook it up is like Bobdirt says, except you always disconnect your black (negative) wire first, and then hook up your red wire (positive) and then black.

It's water under the bridge now, but I would install an SAE connector with a 10A fuse instead of the 3A one you purchased. I don't know what those wires can support fuse wise, but with only 3A, you are kind of limited with what you can do.

If charging your phone is what you're after, you can plug a USB into your cigarette lighter on the dash.

 

[GunNut37086]

OK ,This does have a fuse. i bought it on Amazon. Good deal i think. I selected this one because it has that common
plug that I can use with my trickle charger during winter.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DYE54LI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The SAE plug you purchased has a 7.5 amp fuse, which is plenty for most items but not for high drain items like most compressors and heated jackets.

The USB adapter is a separate component. It steps the current from the 7.5 amp SAE wire down to 3.1 amps to safely charge items that would fry at 7.5 amps. The downside to this adapter is that it constantly steps down the current even when you aren't charging something. So, if you don't ride for a while, you might come out to find your battery dead.

Not that you haven't already gotten good advice, but sometimes visuals help. Check out this video, his battery is under the seat and yours is on the right side of the bike behind the easy to remove black fairing. Otherwise, it's a decent explanation of what you want to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Vo5NsIGwY

 

[mkuszek]

Thank you all for your reply's.
I wish I would have known that the step down feature for the USB constantly draws current.
So I will keep an eye on that. Most likely disconnect it in winter too.
Any way it going in.
I need the cigarette plug for my radar and or my GPS so that will be tied up there.

 

[bob dirt]

Just unplug the SAE connector when you get done riding. Looks like it's long enough to to get it up to where you can reach it. That's how I wired my Montana GPS cradle.

 

[airhead81]

I got a nice kit at Amazon yesterday. it needs to be hooked up directly to the battery.
Can anyone tell me the exact sequence to doing this?
Thanks in advance

I put this same USB charger on my bike this spring. Ran it off of a PDM60 so it goes on and off with the ignition. It started to rust after the first ride in the rain (open end pointed down, cap off) but is still working.

 

[WJBertrand]

I bought this little cutie to plug into my SAE pigtail. I only plug it in when using it. My SAE plug is positioned just ahead of my right knee behind the electrical cover. Easy to fish it out when needed.

http://products.batterytender.com/Accessories/USB-Charger-QDC.html

 

[Checkswrecks]

I bought this little cutie to plug into my SAE pigtail. I only plug it in when using it. My SAE plug is positioned just ahead of my right knee behind the electrical cover. Easy to fish it out when needed.

http://products.batterytender.com/Accessories/USB-Charger-QDC.html

I use the same one. Mine's velcro'd to the inner fairing, to the right of the right fork tube and aft of the voltage regulator (VRR). It's out of sight and where I can plug in a pump or the USB cable without taking a panel off.

 

[RicoChet]

Thank you all for your reply's.
I wish I would have known that the step down feature for the USB constantly draws current.
So I will keep an eye on that. Most likely disconnect it in winter too.
Any way it going in.
I need the cigarette plug for my radar and or my GPS so that will be tied up there.

Get a fuse box, and wire all the radars and gps's and usb's right into one simple block and control how and when they get powered. It's worth it ::008::

 

[patrickg450]

I use the same one. Mine's velcro'd to the inner fairing, to the right of the right fork tube and aft of the voltage regulator (VRR). It's out of sight and where I can plug in a pump or the USB cable without taking a panel off.

velcro'd? tisk tisk

 

[Checkswrecks]

velcro'd? tisk tisk

Like the girl said


"Work fine last long time."

 

[Crew Chief]

I just Velcro'd my fuse box in too. Don't see any problem with it. we used to Velcro special mission equipment into airplane cockpits.

 

[RicoChet]

Commercial/Industrial grade velcro is super strong with enough surface area, I've used it in the past to hold things in like fuse boxes as well. ::021::

 

[fac191]

Lol, I don't think that would be good enough for the RAF

 

[patrickg450]

Monday at work, I am going to velcro that capture effect antenna to the GS tower....

 

[Crew Chief]

Lol, I don't think that would be good enough for the RAF

If the RAF is using cockpit armor kits in their C-130's, they're held in with Velcro. The USAF has been deploying airplanes that way for many years now. The earliest NVG lighting equipment was installed that way too, but I think it's all been retrofitted and permanently installed now.