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http://www.stocrallies.com/st-riders/index.php?topic=1850.msg13401#msg13401Written by by
Raouf Wilson:
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Auxiliary Fuse Panel Installation
Finally had to time to finish stuff from the long list of winter projects, that kept getting put off. It has been a long winter up here, and you'd think good time to get stuff done, wrong. When I had time, it was so cold in the garage, wires wouldn't even bend. My kerosene heater didn't do the job at all.
Bought the Centech 2 and relay wire harness from:
Jim at Easternbeaver
http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Products/Fuseboxes/AP-2/ap-2.htmlI powered the relay off the accessory wire behind the fuse box. I saw it in the schematic, but took me for ever to figure out where it was hidden. I had take off the air intake stuff to access the blue with white stripe wire (thanks to John O's pages I found this). But when it came time to hook the PosiTapİ, I couldn't do it (wimp), so chose the accessory wire instead.
On the Centechİ I cut out galvanized sheet metal and screwed it to the 4 "legs" on the bottom of the Centech board, and used industrial strength Velcro on the bottom. I put the other part of the Velcroİ on the black triangle plate under the headlight. This has a lip which made an ideal location.
While I was at it, I installed a 132 db Fiamm horn (in the key of Low F). It was a tight fit, and I had to drill an extra hole in the supplied bracket to drop the horn so it doesn't hit the relays on the left side. It was tight fit, as the speedo cable is there and had to make sure it didn't get pinched or move over. Checked the back and forth of the steering, and it doesn't rub the forks.
For "just in case" I left the cigarette power adapter still hooked up to the battery direct. The heated liner and gloves power is still hooked up to the battery. Will take these out as I see how the Centechİ stays in place.
So with all this fuse block power, it has the 2610 GPS wired for now. Talk about over capacity. Looking to change that with a power supply in the left pocket, which will also have a quick release in case I want to take the pocket out.
But now I want to get out and ride, as everything is back together, just waiting for the bags to go on.
Here are some pics:





