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[haverkortbrothers@hotmail.com]

Hey folks, I've been checking the archives on installing a power socket to run a Garmin eTrex Summit. It seems like I have two alternatives. Both involve a standard power socket that you can get at basically any automotive store. One theory says that I should hook this directly up to the battery and put in a 10 amp fuse in the point of power socket and possibly a 1/4 amp fuse inline. The other theory says that I should be able to connect the power socket to the extra wires behind the headlight (I believe that someone mentioned that they were for extra lights in the European models?). I hear these are a lower voltage, but they should be sufficient to run a GPS. What are you guys using? It would sure suck to set my bike/GPS on fire... Thanks, Tyson

[Mark Wilson]

The wires behind the headlight will run a GPS. But they are only hot when the ign switch is on. Your best bet would be to go ahead and hook it up directly to the battery. MotorMark

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 5:26 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Power socket options > Hey folks, > > I've been checking the archives on installing a power socket to run a > Garmin eTrex Summit. It seems like I have two alternatives. Both > involve a standard power socket that you can get at basically any > automotive store. One theory says that I should hook this directly > up to the battery and put in a 10 amp fuse in the point of power > socket and possibly a 1/4 amp fuse inline. The other theory says > that I should be able to connect the power socket to the extra wires > behind the headlight (I believe that someone mentioned that they were > for extra lights in the European models?). I hear these are a lower > voltage, but they should be sufficient to run a GPS. What are you > guys using? It would sure suck to set my bike/GPS on fire... > > Thanks, > Tyson

[IronJungle@Hotmail.com]

I use the 'extra' headlight wires for my GPSIII+. The wires are not lower voltage, but you probably wouldnt want to run anything with a *really* high drain off those wires. Mine works great. It is the hookup that I would suggest for the GPS. Pat / austin

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., haverkortbrothers@h... wrote: > Hey folks, > > I've been checking the archives on installing a power socket to run a > Garmin eTrex Summit. It seems like I have two alternatives. Both > involve a standard power socket that you can get at basically any > automotive store. One theory says that I should hook this directly > up to the battery and put in a 10 amp fuse in the point of power > socket and possibly a 1/4 amp fuse inline. The other theory says > that I should be able to connect the power socket to the extra wires > behind the headlight (I believe that someone mentioned that they were > for extra lights in the European models?). I hear these are a lower > voltage, but they should be sufficient to run a GPS. What are you > guys using? It would sure suck to set my bike/GPS on fire... > > Thanks, > Tyson

[BCSavWill@cs.com]

Nice one, KLR with a KLX front, stock KLX rotor, no fork guards ( The bolt holes on the close up) and I guese a braided brake line as the stock line routes doen the front of the fork to a metal pipe to the caliper, (same mod on my KLX) Brian KLR A14 KLX C1 TE 410E Honolulu, HI [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]