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i ran my negative lead to the battery and i piggybacked the positive lead off a fuse that only had power when the bike was turned on. I think it was the turn signal fuse, but not entirely sure. The GPS only pulls about 300mA so it wont effect the circuit at all. I used the turn signal fuse because its non-essential to me getting back home if something were to go wrong.

Talking about 12V sockets and fuses...i have direct connection between my 12V socket and battery, one lead going to + and other to - on battery. Have to mod this and put inline fuse somewhere. Where is best place to put this inline fuse and what amp fuse is advisable. Must it go on wire between + from battery to socket or between socket and - terminal.
Discovered short in socket week or so ago and it certainly affected my battery, had to replace it with new one, short must have pulled some sort of current and ate up all the oomf.
GB

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Originally Posted by Gerhard Beukes (Post 127697)

You must always install a fuse into the live feed (+) and as near to the battery as possible. This is to protect your battery and wiring in the case of the wire being damaged and shorting against the frame.

The rating of the fuse is dependant on the rating of the wire youve used and the appliances you intend to use.
The idea of a fuse is that it is the weakest link in the circuit and therefore blows first and protects the wiring, eg if youre wiring is rated at 15 amps you should use a 10 amp fuse.

Installed power point today
Quite easy and it works on ignition on only

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