Hi chaps.....i have purchased an Oxford dual usb power socket and have mounted it with zip ties near the ignition, with the view to powering iPhone etc sat in a ram x grip. The x grip is mounted on a headstock ball unit supplied by Bob at http://www.telferizer.com, very helpful and it fits extremely well. Ive had the blade from new and aside from track days, it’s done 3000 miles and now I’m trying to make it more friendly to take away to France etc and get some more use out of it. (Live in Jersey) I would appreciate any advise as to how best to power the usb socket. Obviously I can hook it direct to the battery but then it is always powered on. So my question is, under the seat is there a wire that I can cut into on the ignition live side so that the usb socket is powered up only when the ignition is turned on. Thanks in advance.
You could use the tail light. Personally I would use that to control a relay and feed the socket direct from the battery via the relay.
I leave my usb point under the seat area and use a long enough usb lead. i also power via a relay so only on when ignition on.
I connected my usb to the headlight, works a treat. Bought an extension connector and a cheep cover so I didn’t damage the existing wiring.
I take it that the relays have a toggle switch so you can turn the power on and off as and when you require the use of power to the usb, which in my case would switch the power off also to the possibly annoying ( haven’t tried it yet!!)blue surround light when not in use. This could simply be kept under the removable pillion seat for ease of access..... l
A relay is basically an electrically controlled switch. You would use a feed from an ignition controlled source like the rear light and when that is live it will turn the relay on and allow the feed from the battery to flow to the usb socket.
Chaps thanks for the advice. With the help of u tube and the advice here, I finally worked out how to do it, the best way for my use!!!! So, I wanted to be able to power the Oxford waterproof double USB socket independently from the ignition, ie I could be stopped for coffee and wanting to charge phone/GoPro etc whilst ignition off. I ended up with a simple on/off switch under the rear seat area and the leads from this switch run to the battery area to the USB lead and 4 pin relay. I am no electrician but it all works well . The Oxford USB charger has a blue light that comes on when it is powered. This may annoy me , when nothing is plugged in, so another reason to have a means of being able to switch the USB on and off independently from the ignition switch. Obviously there are other usb chargers out there, the Oxford one seems to have a nice tight fitting waterproof cap that should last for a while !! One thing to mention was that I needed some longer battery bolts as there were more connectors required to the +/- terminals . Things that I have learnt , well the little switch I now have in the tail unit has x3 terminals, +/- and “A”......”A” is for accessory, in this case it takes the power from the switch to the relay to make it work. Draw a diagram of the relay so you know where the numbers are, mine had the brand written on the top so I knew which way to look at it..... the numbers on the terminals are so bloody small. Draw the circuit diagram, that way you know everything has been connected !!! I have 2 fuses, one came with the Oxford unit , the other I put in from the battery to the relay as this protects the relay. The battery strap was a sod to fix back until I realised there is a rubber bung on the underside of the hugger that comes out and I simply pushed a zip tie through the hole from the rear wheel side and pulled the metal ring of the strap down onto its securing point and then pulled the zip tie out out from the hole and then put the bung back.......never seen this bung and I’ve owned my blade since new, 2013 Please excuse the nutty professor electrical diagram. Hopefully I haven’t bored you all and I hope this helps others.
just be very careful what you charge. I flattened my battery completely using this type of set up in 5 minutes. I was charging a completely flat small compact battery and an iPhone at the same time, the iPhone was on about 50% charge.
