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The second one is a special socket wrapped up and hidden by the front forks on the left side your bike. It is intended for GPS power. You need to buy and wire the appropriate plug from BMW. I'm sure someone will have the part number.
Switched, but... they stay on for "up to 15 minutes" after you turn off the ignition. I haven't a clue what triggers the "up to 15 minutes" part. Most of the time the socket turns off about 1 minute after turning off the ignition. One other note... not an issue for a GPS but the total draw from the accessory sockets is capped at about 5 amps on the GS. Draw more than that and the bike will turn the socket off. Next time you start the bike the socket will be re-enabled. The bike may re-enable the socket before you restart the bike.
You have two plugs.
The second one is a special socket wrapped up and hidden by the front forks on the left side your bike. It is intended for GPS power. You need to buy and wire the appropriate plug from BMW. I'm sure someone will have the part number.
So, using these for heated gear is out. Glad I asked. But might make a good choice for a GPS....still, I think I'd prefer to hardwire the GPS into a fuseblock.
Can I use one of the powerlet outlets to connect a Battery Tender?
Where can I find this circuit? What color wire am I looking for?I would wire the fuzeblock to the battery for a source and the parking light circuit makes a good switched source to turn on the fuzeblock switched circuits.
Where can I find this circuit? What color wire am I looking for?
You can also tap the accessory plug for the fuse block relay. Closer to the fuse block if you mount it under the seat for an easier wire run. Eather works well. See other current thread, same subject for pics.
You have two plugs. One is the standard Powerlet style plug on the left side of the bike just under the riders portion of the saddle.
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The second one is a special socket wrapped up and hidden by the front forks on the left side your bike. It is intended for GPS power. You need to buy and wire the appropriate plug from BMW. I'm sure someone will have the part number.
Any chance that the OEM configuration is to run this straight to the battery? I have something wired into the battery (there are a second set of wires connected to the + and - batt terminals) and they are wrapped in the same black plastic wrap as the wires are that terminate in this accessory port. I was hoping that these were added on as a means of bypassing the CAN-bus system and allowing one to connect a battery charger straight to battery.That is OEM on the Adventurer.
That is OEM on the Adventurer.
Ah ha...so maybe this is an add-on port. This would be a very good thing.Not on my 09. I had to add one there so I wired it in to a fuse block instead of canbus so I had one connected to each type.
Any chance that the OEM configuration is to run this straight to the battery? I have something wired into the battery (there are a second set of wires connected to the + and - batt terminals) and they are wrapped in the same black plastic wrap as the wires are that terminate in this accessory port. I was hoping that these were added on as a means of bypassing the CAN-bus system and allowing one to connect a battery charger straight to battery.
I don't have anything I can plug into...I'll try to test it with a voltage meter?OEM did not run directly to the battery, however, the previous owner may have installed that and connected it to the battery. Is it hot when the key is off? Plug something in and see.
I don't have anything I can plug into...I'll try to test it with a voltage meter?
Edit: Checked it with the bike OFF and I got 12V!!! So, this tells me it is connected straight to battery and could easily be used to charge the battery. Am I correct?