Advice for installing an accesory electrical lighter plug

[Gil]

I purchased a generic cig-lighter plug. I am hoping to run my Garmin, cell phone and possibly camera battery charger. I will run it directly from the same connection I use for the battery tender. What kind of fuse should I use?
Thanks for any suggestions and advice.

Gil

[BuddingGeezer]

I purchased a generic cig-lighter plug. I am hoping to run my Garmin, cell phone and possibly camera battery charger. I will run it directly from the same connection I use for the battery tender. What kind of fuse should I use?
Thanks for any suggestions and advice.

Gil

Your Garmin, cell phone, and camera battery charger probably have a fuse in the plug. All of mine do.

I like the spade fuses that have the waterproof cover at any auto parts store.

Ralph Sims

[Gil]

Your Garmin, cell phone, and camera battery charger probably have a fuse in the plug. All of mine do.

I like the spade fuses that have the waterproof cover at any auto parts store.

Ralph Sims

Correct. Most likely, the car chargers do have a fuse. But what about the possibilty of any future accesory not having one. What amp resistance should I use? 15 or 20?

[PGlaves]

Correct. Most likely, the car chargers do have a fuse. But what about the possibilty of any future accesory not having one. What amp resistance should I use? 15 or 20?

I'd use a 5 amp. That is more consistent with the gauge of wire you will be running. The fuse needs to blow before the wiring melts, shorts, starts a fire under the fuel tank, and blows everything to bits (like in the movies, don'tcha know).

[BuddingGeezer]

The fuse size will be determined by the wire size. The wire size determined by the electrical load.

Paul is right, the fuse protects the wire not the appliance.

Consideration must be paid to the length of the circuit, is the wire air cooled, bundled. I would increase awg to compensate from engine heat.

this link will give insight as to 12VDC wire size and load.

http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/WireCapacityChart.htm

Ralph Sims

[mrich12000]

Like Paul said. I placed one of the power point plug-ins under the left side cover it is a direct connection to the battery and it works everything you have including my laptop with a power inverter. Inverter is 75 watts , and is available at Pep boys or Na-pa. Here it's available at Canadian Tire . I am not connected with any of these stores. say Hi to Voni..Liked to have done the Alaskin thing mabye next year..:wave

Hope this helped. and like Paul said 5-7 amp fuse will do it..Michael.:thumb :wave

[john1691]

I'd use a 5 amp. That is more consistent with the gauge of wire you will be running. The fuse needs to blow before the wiring melts, shorts, starts a fire under the fuel tank, and blows everything to bits (like in the movies, don'tcha know).

Unless you are hoping for a newer bike......then go for 100 amp fuse, the slow blow variety, and plug in one of those 12v car heaters.............:thumb