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Re: Aux. Power Socket



The socket on the Sprint is the exact same unit that BMW uses.  It is far
superior to a cigarette lighter socket in terms of current carrying capacity
and contact integrity.

Joe
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Fox" <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Aux. Power Socket


> >
>  > Perhaps hooking to the battery would be a good idea, but how
>  > would one route the power leads cleanly to the cockpit area?  Is
>
> surely one can get a wire under the tank somehow?  but again, if you
> remove the fairings (very easy), you'll find that the wiring for
> the position light is right there and available.  i'd tap into
> that.
>
>  > the harness for the socket fused?  I'd hesitate to hook it directly
>  > to the battery without a fuse...
>
> of course.  got to an auto-parts store, or even maybe radio shack, and
> get an inline fuseholder, and if you're really just using it for your
> gps, get the smallest fuse you can find for it.
>
>
>  > A question: is the hole diameter of the socket a standard
>  > cigarette lighter size?  A friend with a BMW says the BMW unit
>  > is much smaller than standard.
>
> the bmw plugs are smaller.  they come with an adapter ring that
> lets you use them in cigarette sockets, but the reverse is not possible.
>
> paul
> =---------------------
>   paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 25.0
degrees)
>   'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601
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