Fitting cigarette socket

OK, so looking at this...
What would i have to do to fit this? And is there any problems I could encounter with a flat battery?

I'm ok with mechanical aspects of bikes, but fairly useless on the electrics side of things....

Any help much appreciated!

I'm in the process of doing something very similar at the mo

I've got one of these http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...=1056&doy=27m5

and an in-line fuse, and a pair of ring sockets. I'm going to chop off the male end (fnar fnar), splice in the fuse and connect it to the battery with the ring terminals. Some heat shrink over the soldered bits to keep it all dry. The female end will end up in my tank bag plugged into the satnav/mobile phone. I figure that will be waterproof enough and I won't be drawing a high current so no need for a relay, and nothing will be left plugged in when the bike isn't running, so no flat battery. When it's not needed I shall remove it

Thanks for the info Mr Toad!
Just to pick your brains more (as i said i'm useless at electrical stuff)...i'm guessing the cable as a whole has two wires. Fitting two ring sockets to the male end would produce both wires seperately; would these just attach straight onto the +ve and -ve battery terminals?
Also what size in-line fuse are you using? Is there special connectors I need to pick up for the fuse?
Cheers!

In-Line fuse = http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...0fuse&doy=27m5

It comes with the insulation already cut off on the ends, and no fuse, so you'll have to buy a pack of blade fuses - I'm using 3amp as I won't be drawing much current.

Solder one end to a ring terminal (red one) (or crimp it) and then solder the other end to the lead that connects to the middle prong - you can easily unscrew the male end to see what lead goes where. Remove the screw and then slide off the silver ring at the business end and it just pops apart. The other end of the lead from the male end should then be soldered/crimped to the black (negative) ring terminal, and then both ring terminals can be connected to their respective terminals on the battery.

There are probably more elegant/permanent ways of doing it (I think there was a post recently where people were talking about using relays and mounting things permanently) but I only need it as a quick fix for the occasional rideout away from home . . .

I'll probably get round to doing it this Friday so can post some pics if that would be helpful

Thanks for that. Yeah any pictures would be great if you get round to it, just to see the logistics of it all. Got a much better idea now though.
I'm off on a trip for about 6 weeks camping etc so just need a quick jobby that'll do for that! Can put it back in quickly if needs be I guess.

[yorkie_chris]

I'd get one that has a cap over it and put it on a bit of extra wire under the pillion seat or with a bit of velcro under the fairing somewhere.

You won't drain batteries unless you leave something that draws current on it while the bike isn't running. (Takes a while, a couple of engine starts draws a load of power!)

I'd definately fit an inline fuse. And possibly a relay so it only works when the ignition's on.

[dyzio]

Brilliant thread and just in time
I'll get the 2nd socket + an in-line fuse, it'll be connected via the ignition circuit just like the heated grips.

Where would you locate the socket for both easy access and minimal(zero) water exposure???

Originally Posted by dyziowg

Where would you locate the socket for both easy access and minimal(zero) water exposure???

Dunno - I've got a naked bike so not got much in the way of options - it's going to be exposed whatever I do

I have an Oxford Maximiser battery charger, and that came with a short lead with the ring terminals. I've fitted that permanently and have the 'live' end lurking in the toolbox out of sight as I keep the toolkit under the pillion seat. Whatever pursuaded Suzuki to stick a toolkit in an easily accessible place, so that any passing chav can virtually dismantle the entire bike

You could do the same, although I guess it wouldn't be too convenient when on the move

[yorkie_chris]

I'd put it under the seat, that way you can run any cables from it out of the seat and still lock the seat as normal but the socket is tucked out of the way. About as out of the weather as you'll get it.

I have a 12v Lead fitted in my Curvy and it sits under the pillion, very easy to plug things in and keep them out of inclement weather.