Sv 12v and usb socket - SV650.org

DomP · 03-09-16, 07:48 PM

Ive read a fair bit on here about fitting power outlets but just need a bit of guidance. I want to add a 12v socket and a usb socket to charge my phone but also a place to hook the battery up to something like an optimate.

Ideally one of Bibs gizmos would be the answer but dont think hes doing them any more so how would be the most compact method? Think id have the 12v on the front fairing everything else under the rear seat cowl unless a weather proof usb socket can be got.

DJ123 · 04-09-16, 06:41 AM

On my BMW i use this https://shop.touratech.co.uk/tps-15-...is-switch.html

All you need is a trigger wire to turn the device on/off with the ignition circuit (tapping into the side light should be fine). Means all your devices turn off with the bike, which means no chance of a flat battery.

DomP · 06-09-16, 06:35 PM

Thanks for the link daddyjob, i was hoping to do a bit of a cheaper diy job so i might just stick to a 12v socket from ebay for now. Can always use a 12v to usb adapter if i need to.

For an optimate i presume i wouldnt want the 12v socket on a switched live?

09-09-16, 06:47 PM

I've used a 12v Oxford dual usb on mine mate totally weather proof and just hooks to the battery with an inline fuse only thing I've had to do is wire in a little on off switch on the live wire so I can cut the current out works a treat and was only 20 quid

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10-09-16, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DomP

Thanks for the link daddyjob, i was hoping to do a bit of a cheaper diy job so i might just stick to a 12v socket from ebay for now. Can always use a 12v to usb adapter if i need to.

For an optimate i presume i wouldnt want the 12v socket on a switched live?

The optimate would connect directly to the battery terminals, you can leave the plug floating under the rear seat.

srj999 · 30-08-17, 03:37 PM

Two years down the line and I've posted an almost identical question. Sorry about that. I was hoping there might be a way to cut into the ignition line so the unit would only be live when the key is in place. Looking at options now.

Sir Trev · 30-08-17, 06:29 PM

I had my Optimate tail direct to the battery with the connector poking out by the back of the seat for easy hookup. My satnav is taken from the switched live feed to the horn with an earth to a frame bracket. Not that elegant, nowhere near as smart as Bibs' gizmo, but it works fine.

03-09-16, 07:48 PM	#1
DomP Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kington Herefordshire Posts: 916	Sv 12v and usb socket Ive read a fair bit on here about fitting power outlets but just need a bit of guidance. I want to add a 12v socket and a usb socket to charge my phone but also a place to hook the battery up to something like an optimate. Ideally one of Bibs gizmos would be the answer but dont think hes doing them any more so how would be the most compact method? Think id have the 12v on the front fairing everything else under the rear seat cowl unless a weather proof usb socket can be got.

04-09-16, 06:41 AM	#2
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Sv 12v and usb socket On my BMW i use this https://shop.touratech.co.uk/tps-15-...is-switch.html All you need is a trigger wire to turn the device on/off with the ignition circuit (tapping into the side light should be fine). Means all your devices turn off with the bike, which means no chance of a flat battery. __________________ BMW F800ST

06-09-16, 06:35 PM	#3
DomP Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kington Herefordshire Posts: 916	Re: Sv 12v and usb socket Thanks for the link daddyjob, i was hoping to do a bit of a cheaper diy job so i might just stick to a 12v socket from ebay for now. Can always use a 12v to usb adapter if i need to. For an optimate i presume i wouldnt want the 12v socket on a switched live?

09-09-16, 06:47 PM	#4
nathcarr Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sv 12v and usb socket I've used a 12v Oxford dual usb on mine mate totally weather proof and just hooks to the battery with an inline fuse only thing I've had to do is wire in a little on off switch on the live wire so I can cut the current out works a treat and was only 20 quid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

30-08-17, 03:37 PM	#6
srj999 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Sussex coast Posts: 15	Re: Sv 12v and usb socket Two years down the line and I've posted an almost identical question. Sorry about that. I was hoping there might be a way to cut into the ignition line so the unit would only be live when the key is in place. Looking at options now.

30-08-17, 06:29 PM	#7
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,440	Re: Sv 12v and usb socket I had my Optimate tail direct to the battery with the connector poking out by the back of the seat for easy hookup. My satnav is taken from the switched live feed to the horn with an earth to a frame bracket. Not that elegant, nowhere near as smart as Bibs' gizmo, but it works fine. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

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