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ST 12V plug !!

Spyder lady 66

Spyder lady 66

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Please advise! I have a new ST Limited 2013 and the 12v plug in the frunk won't work. I checked the fuse it good and even changed it out to make sure. What else could be wrong? :banghead:

Thanks,

Tammy
 
Sorry I cannot help on this one, but wanted to say :welcome:. The mechanical experts will come on with suggestions pretty quick. If it turns out not to be a simple fix, dealer needs to make it right IMO.
 
Which slot is the fuse in? (or is there even a fuse installed?) In the "Switched ACC" slot, the outlet is switched and is hot only when the Spyder engine is running (not just with the key on). In the "Unswitched ACC" spot, it works all the time. At least that's the way the new RTs work. Your manual should have more information on this.
 
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Pigtails..!!

:agree: and if the above does not cure the ill's, if you can get to the back of the frunk check the pigtails that connect to the 12v outlet. One may have come loose...:thumbup:
 
Thanks!!

How do I get to the back of the trunk to check the pigtails?



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UOTE=Chupaca;573324]:agree: and if the above does not cure the ill's, if you can get to the back of the frunk check the pigtails that connect to the 12v outlet. One may have come loose...:thumbup:[/QUOTE]
 
With some time and patients you can remove the frunk
Start by removing the right and left side plastic with the vents than remove the fuse box cover and four screws on top holding the frunk after removing the four screws than go below and remove two screws at bottom right and left.
There should be some wireing top by latch and horn to seperate than slide the frunk off and set in a safe place.
This was my job this evening to install a 12 v accessory plug for charging and also a wire harness to supply power for the Garmin fun job.With the accessory fuse installed my power supplyes are hot with the key switch on.
Not a bad job baught the wireing harness and all plug in from BRP so it was a flayless install,good luck by the way there isent much room to check for loose wires behind the frunk and front suspension.
Mike
 
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If it's not a fuse, let the dealer fix it. Better than trying to remove the frunk if you are not sure what you are doing IMO.VisitedStatesMap.jpeg
 
12V

Why do you want the outlet hot all the time? Just wondering, I have found my selling dealer to be very helpful, and does not always charge for little things.
 
RetiredCGRider said:
Why do you want the outlet hot all the time? Just wondering, I have found my selling dealer to be very helpful, and does not always charge for little things.
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my guess is so that their battery can drain when they forget something is plugged in at the end of a ride. lol idk. I'd rather have it off while the byke is turned off just for that reason.
 
RetiredCGRider said:
Why do you want the outlet hot all the time? Just wondering, I have found my selling dealer to be very helpful, and does not always charge for little things.
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There are at least a few good reasons.....

Charge your Spyder through the outlet.
Charge your phone, iPod, etc., overnight.
Keep your GPS, etc., powered up even when the ignition is turned off.
Power your cloaking device when you are parked so people don't mess with your Spyder. (OK, that may be a stretch. :joke: )

The RT trunk outlet is powered continuously, why not the ST if people want it to be?
 
Anyone have pics of the accessory pigtail showing it, and where exactly it's located?

(the factory pigtail that you would add the 12v accessory plug to on a ST-S)
 
Awesome, so it is basically just sitting there.

Seems like such a cheap part to just go ahead and install it from the factory. :dontknow:
 
Mine does not work either. I stuck a cheap phone charger in it and it started to smoke. I tried another one and it did not work at all. Checked the fuse it's fine. Got out the volt meter. The plug is hooked up backwards (positive on the outside and the center post is negative ground. I am not taking the trunk off to fix it. It's off to the dealer to get it fixed. They did not hook it up correctly and they can fix it.
 
I had the Bluetooth dongle installed and it was then that I started using the 12v outlet only to discover that the BT dongle was not getting a charge UNLESS I had something plugged into the 12v outlet. I tried plugging something in to power a device and the BT dongle was charging, when I unplugged from 12v, it stopped charging. So I have a Satellite radio powered by a Griffin dual USB adapter and it works.

So when something is plugged in it works, unplugged it doesn't work. Weird.
 
Flamewinger said:
I had the Bluetooth dongle installed and it was then that I started using the 12v outlet only to discover that the BT dongle was not getting a charge UNLESS I had something plugged into the 12v outlet. I tried plugging something in to power a device and the BT dongle was charging, when I unplugged from 12v, it stopped charging. So I have a Satellite radio powered by a Griffin dual USB adapter and it works.

So when something is plugged in it works, unplugged it doesn't work. Weird.
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They must have powered the dongle from the ground side, or wires are reversed in a connector somewhere. Thta would not be unusual, an number of Spyders have reversed wires at one connector or another.
 
Flamewinger said:
I had the Bluetooth dongle installed and it was then that I started using the 12v outlet only to discover that the BT dongle was not getting a charge UNLESS I had something plugged into the 12v outlet. I tried plugging something in to power a device and the BT dongle was charging, when I unplugged from 12v, it stopped charging. So I have a Satellite radio powered by a Griffin dual USB adapter and it works.

So when something is plugged in it works, unplugged it doesn't work. Weird.
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I can't wrap my head around the trouble you are having. The +5 volts and ground for the BT dongle is supplied by the radio. As long as the radio is on it should be providing power to the dongle. The 12V outlet does not share any common power or ground points. Well at least they are not suppose to.

If you find out the cause please let us know I would be very interested
 
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