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Upgrade to a higher amp fuse or direct to the battery?

edbremer

edbremer

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I recently acquired a Cyclepump and see that it needs to pull about 10 amps when running. I'd like to power it through the outlet in the trunk but the current fuse is 5 amp. What do you folks think of putting a 10 amp fuse in place of the 5 amp one? Or, should I just put in a direct connect line to the battery and leave it in the trunk?
 
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They say you can go up from 5 to 10 amp and be ok if it were mine I would run a new one from the battery l...play it safe!
 
Put in a fused line direct to the battery, just putting a larger fuse in an existing line is a good way to cause a meltdown, and replacing wiring harnesses is really expensive.

john
 
What year Spyder? I don't know about 2013/2014, but the RT outlet is fused at 10 amps for the earlier RTs. In that case the wire would take it. If it has been changed, I would not do it. Sorry, I don't have a 2013 or 2014 wiring diagram.

I would not recommend this anyway. Those outlets are not that reliable. If you want temporary power to pump up a tire, alligator clips in the jump start terminals are a good bet. For something permanent, I recommend wiring an auxiliary fuse block directly to the battery, then wire your accessories to the fuse block.
 
edbremer said:
I recently acquired a Cyclepump and see that it needs to pull about 10 amps when running. I'd like to power it through the outlet in the trunk but the current fuse is 5 amp. What do you folks think of putting a 10 amp fuse in place of the 5 amp one? Or, should I just put in a direct connect line to the battery and leave it in the trunk?
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The service manual shows 10 amp for the 2013 RT.
 
If you've got a 2013 or later year bike...
...you'd already be down near the battery, why not hook up a line directly to it anyway? :dontknow:
If not; go to the battery anyway; just to be safe!
 
Mine is a 2014. I believe I will go with a dedicated line to the battery. Thanks to all who responded.
 
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