WHAT IS THIS WIRE FOR ????????????

[poordom]

Good morning All,

Initially when I purchased my used 2009 GS, I noticed a wire under the seat with a plug, ( which looks like an RCA type jack ).

Anyone have an idea what this wire is for.

Thanks Guys

Dom

[daveinva]

Good morning All,

Initially when I purchased my used 2009 GS, I noticed a wire under the seat with a plug, ( which looks like an RCA type jack ).

Anyone have an idea what this wire is for.

Thanks Guys

Dom

It's the passenger seat weight sensor. It tells when you're riding two-up to let the computer know how to adjust the Spyder's stability system.

[happyspyder2039]

it's part of the naughty passenger ejection system:yikes: push button & goodbye!!!!

Just Kidding, its a switch to tell the ABS system you have a passenger & adjusts braking

[Chupaca]

many folks that have added heated gear to their wardrobe plug into the battery of the roadster. I have two such wires under the seat for the heated liners and gloves. If you can follow the wires to the battery that could be it. The other would be a battery tender also if connected to the battery...:dontknow:

[Bob Ledford]

RCA plugs are generally related to RF or audio lines. You need to supply more data.

You said it was a used machine so the previous owner could have installed a radio of some type or it could have been some sort of communications device. Interesting challenge !

[NancysToy]

Post a picture and we can give you a better idea.

[billybovine]

Post a picture and we can give you a better idea.

:agree: Picture please.

[Bob Denman]

:agree:X2... pictures will help a lot with this inquiry! :thumbup:

[poordom]

Good morning Folks,

These are the pictures of the wire located under my seat.

Does this wire carry juice or not, if it does I would use it to power my GPS.

Please let me your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks

Dom




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[shooter]

Good morning Folks,

These are the pictures of the wire located under my seat.

Does this wire carry juice or not, if it does I would use it to power my GPS.

Please let me your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks

Dom




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Heated vest/jacket connector.



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[shooter]

Heated vest/jacket connector.



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[NancysToy]

Coax connector for heated gear. It is hot if there is a fuse in the fuse holder (on pigtail near battery connection).

[MarkLawson]

I added those connectors to both my RT & my wife's GS & our Goldwing. They are for our Gerbing heated clothing, but we also use them for our battery tenders and other things. The three pictures below gives you an idea of how they're used, especially the last one.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=25514&d=1290200278

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64397&d=1363293850 (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1145&attachmentid=64395)

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64395&d=1363292986 (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1145&attachmentid=55326)

[poordom]

Thanks Everyone,

I really appreciate your feedback and replies.

From what I gather, the only thing I really need to do, providing there is a fuse allocated to this connection, I can make my one cigarette lighter connection, by using a female 12V connector at one end and a cigarette lighter at the other end.

Dom








I added those connectors to both my RT & my wife's GS & our Goldwing. They are for our Gerbing heated clothing, but we also use them for our battery tenders and other things. The three pictures below gives you an idea of how they're used, especially the last one.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=25514&d=1290200278

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64397&d=1363293850 (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1145&attachmentid=64395)

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64395&d=1363292986 (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1145&attachmentid=55326)

[NancysToy]

Or just buy the appropriate adapter from Gerbing or Powerlet.

[MarkLawson]

Thanks Everyone,

I really appreciate your feedback and replies.

From what I gather, the only thing I really need to do, providing there is a fuse allocated to this connection, I can make my one cigarette lighter connection, by using a female 12V connector at one end and a cigarette lighter at the other end.

Dom

You'll want to confirm the polarity and also run the wire to make sure you're happy with the connection and inline fuse setup.

[poordom]

Is the wire under the seat referred to as COAX ?

Dom


You'll want to confirm the polarity and also run the wire to make sure you're happy with the connection and inline fuse setup.

[NancysToy]

Is the wire under the seat referred to as COAX ?

Dom

Yes.

[poordom]

I just checked at Powerlet, thats a great place, for all kind of connectors, thank you so much for the heads up.

I think the Coax to 2 cigarette lighter will be my choice, then again the Coax to Nuvi GPS is good, WOW so much choice and so little money, as usual LOL.

Dom



Yes.

[NancysToy]

I just checked at Powerlet, thats a great place, for all kind of connectors, thank you so much for the heads up.

I think the Coax to 2 cigarette lighter will be my choice, then again the Coax to Nuvi GPS is good, WOW so much choice and so little money, as usual LOL.

Dom

Be careful that you have enough room under the seat for the cigarette outlets. It is pretty tight in there in some places. You might also need a coax extension cable to be ale to scoot the outlets to a wider space or outside the seat.

[daveinva]

Woohoo! Hurray for correct identification!

(BTW, I'm so embarrassed that I automatically leapt to the conclusion that the OP was talking about the passenger seat sensor, I missed the part about it being an RCA-style plug... :opps:)

[MarkLawson]

Be careful that you have enough room under the seat for the cigarette outlets. It is pretty tight in there in some places. You might also need a coax extension cable to be ale to scoot the outlets to a wider space or outside the seat.

Scotty's point should be considered. My setup allows me to hang the cable outside the lip of the saddle by the grab handle when in use. I then plug whatever I want into it.

[poordom]

Good evening all!

Well I blew it, I mean I blew a fuse, I think?

This morning I figured I would start looking at this COAX cable I have, but figured I would check if there was power at the connector, so I got my voltmeter.

Guess what, I ended up touching both the center post and housing with the same of the plug at the same time, nice spark I must admit, so I obviously blew a fuse.

The question, which one, I checked the switched and unswitched fuses all good, checked the rest just in case all good, this from the fuse box located at the front of the trike.

I have not ventured into removing the side panel yet, in order to check the connection off the battery, I have to assume that an external, individual fuse would have been allocated to this connection.

Now before I go through the exercise, does anyone have suggestions as to what I should tackle first.

Thanks for your assistance.

Dom

[NancysToy]

Remove the side panel. The fuse is an inline fuse in the harness.

[MarkLawson]

Remove the side panel. The fuse is an inline fuse in the harness.


...and should be located somewhere near the positive battery connection.

Next time, wrap a piece of electrical tape around your probe so only the last 1/16" tip is exposed. That way, it'll be very unlikely you short accross the plug... like I have done several times!

[NancysToy]

...and should be located somewhere near the positive battery connection.

Next time, wrap a piece of electrical tape around your probe so only the last 1/16" tip is exposed. That way, it'll be very unlikely you short accross the plug... like I have done several times!

I have even done it in Powerlet and cigarette outlets, which are much wider. Why is it that the harder you try to hold your hands steady, the more they shake? Good thing we aren't surgeons! :)

[poordom]

Thanks Scotty, for the info.

Thanks Mark, a point very well taken.

Dom:shocked:

[MarkLawson]

I have even done it in Powerlet and cigarette outlets, which are much wider. Why is it that the harder you try to hold your hands steady, the more they shake? Good thing we aren't surgeons! :)

My hand is perfectly steady until I need it to be steady. Then the harder I try the more it shakes!