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Old 14-06-16, 23:18
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Originally Posted by Brew Boss View Post
I'd rather mount the relay under the seat , drawing switching power from the tail light wire, if that's suitable, (the Zumo's wiring harness is not easy to get into that close to the unit).
That would work equally well.

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Originally Posted by Brew Boss View Post
Can I ground the relay to the frame or does it have to be grounded to the same circuit the switching power is coming from? Should the fuse be between the relay and the battery, or upstream of the relay?
The switching/trigger circuit doesn't need to use the same ground/earth. After all, an earth is an earth wherever it is. You can ground the 85 terminal to the frame, but as you're so close to the battery anyway, you may as well use the battery earth, the path of least resistance.

Ideally the load fuse should be as close to the battery as possible, so yes, between the relay 30 terminal and the battery.