Real quick thread as I'm running late, excuse the photos too, crappy lighting in my garage!
I'm probably going to get a TomTom Rider 400 SatNav so figured I'd need to power it somehow so this is what I've done. The whole thing can be completely reversed which would leave the bike with two hidden 4mm holes on the bracket that the dash mounts to. You could literally very easily mount the socket anywhere you want, I chose this particular position as it's pretty well hidden and out of the way even when in use. There is another thread here where it's mounted some place else but I wanted to leave that space free as I may fit a steering damper at some point: "Hidden" USB charger. [Photo Heavy]
Parts needed:
Plug - £3.99: MT090-2 Auxiliary male power connector for Yamaha MT09 | eBay
USB Socket - £8.99: New 12V/24V USB Power Supply Port Motorbike Motorcycle Mobile Charger Socket | eBay
Plug
USB Socket
Side cover off, the plug is hidden way up inside
The plug actually already has a 'cover' on it which is just a female plug just like the one I bought but it has no terminals inside, so I guess you could just buy the terminals and rubber seals and use this but I found it easier to just by the whole plug.
Plug with the 'cover' off
Then I chopped the USB socket I bought as I figured I wouldn't need the fuse that it came with and then started routing the cable. Here it is loosely resting under my dash:
Cable routing:
Once the cable was routed and trimmed to length I installed my new plug:
Then took my dash off and drill 2 small holes for a cable tie on the dash mounting bracket, mounted the socket under the bracket and bolted the dash back on:
Then I plugged it in and reinstalled the side cover (no pic)
View from riding position:
View from the side:
View from riding position with a USB and my key plugged in:
View from the side with a USB and my key both plugged in:
The USB socket only has power when the ignition is on. I've also tested to see if this causes a drain on the battery at all when the ignition is off and it does not. From what I can see the bike draw 4mA from the bike with the ignition off which I guess is to keep the dash's memory alive, this figure does not change when plug/unplug the USb socket in to the bikes auxiliary power plug.
I'm probably going to get a TomTom Rider 400 SatNav so figured I'd need to power it somehow so this is what I've done. The whole thing can be completely reversed which would leave the bike with two hidden 4mm holes on the bracket that the dash mounts to. You could literally very easily mount the socket anywhere you want, I chose this particular position as it's pretty well hidden and out of the way even when in use. There is another thread here where it's mounted some place else but I wanted to leave that space free as I may fit a steering damper at some point: "Hidden" USB charger. [Photo Heavy]
Parts needed:
Plug - £3.99: MT090-2 Auxiliary male power connector for Yamaha MT09 | eBay
USB Socket - £8.99: New 12V/24V USB Power Supply Port Motorbike Motorcycle Mobile Charger Socket | eBay
Plug
USB Socket
Side cover off, the plug is hidden way up inside
The plug actually already has a 'cover' on it which is just a female plug just like the one I bought but it has no terminals inside, so I guess you could just buy the terminals and rubber seals and use this but I found it easier to just by the whole plug.
Plug with the 'cover' off
Then I chopped the USB socket I bought as I figured I wouldn't need the fuse that it came with and then started routing the cable. Here it is loosely resting under my dash:
Cable routing:
Once the cable was routed and trimmed to length I installed my new plug:
Then took my dash off and drill 2 small holes for a cable tie on the dash mounting bracket, mounted the socket under the bracket and bolted the dash back on:
Then I plugged it in and reinstalled the side cover (no pic)
View from riding position:
View from the side:
View from riding position with a USB and my key plugged in:
View from the side with a USB and my key both plugged in:
The USB socket only has power when the ignition is on. I've also tested to see if this causes a drain on the battery at all when the ignition is off and it does not. From what I can see the bike draw 4mA from the bike with the ignition off which I guess is to keep the dash's memory alive, this figure does not change when plug/unplug the USb socket in to the bikes auxiliary power plug.
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