Hey guys need some electrical advice for hooking up my Kuryakan LED voltage meter.
I'm not very electrically literate. I understand positive, negative, and ground. And that's about it.
I scavenged my Kuryakan LED voltage meter from my old GSXR.
When I first installed that meter on my GSXR years ago.
Before I decided upon where I wanted it permanently mounted.
I took a Red Green method of temporarily connecting it's power leads.
By simply shoving them into the backside of the main dashboard electrical connector under the fairing.
But that crude, temporary connection worked so well. That it stayed connected that way for over 200,000 miles.
Today I attempted to connect that meter to my NT.
Since my NT has the accessory harness with both the 12V accessory socket, and heated grips attached to it.
I thought the meter could also be attached to the accessory harness.
And I thought I'd try the same temporary connection that I used on my GSXR. ie. simply shove the leads into the back of an electrical connector.
But neither the accessory harness's electrical connector or any other electrical connector under the fairing. Are designed in such a way that I can shove the meter's power leads into the back of them.
So I am going to have to actually connect the meter's leads correctly and splice them into the accessory harness's wires.
But before I do that.
Will the meter give accurate readings while the heated grips are turned on ?
Thanks;
--ET
I'm not very electrically literate. I understand positive, negative, and ground. And that's about it.
I scavenged my Kuryakan LED voltage meter from my old GSXR.
When I first installed that meter on my GSXR years ago.
Before I decided upon where I wanted it permanently mounted.
I took a Red Green method of temporarily connecting it's power leads.
By simply shoving them into the backside of the main dashboard electrical connector under the fairing.
But that crude, temporary connection worked so well. That it stayed connected that way for over 200,000 miles.
Today I attempted to connect that meter to my NT.
Since my NT has the accessory harness with both the 12V accessory socket, and heated grips attached to it.
I thought the meter could also be attached to the accessory harness.
And I thought I'd try the same temporary connection that I used on my GSXR. ie. simply shove the leads into the back of an electrical connector.
But neither the accessory harness's electrical connector or any other electrical connector under the fairing. Are designed in such a way that I can shove the meter's power leads into the back of them.
So I am going to have to actually connect the meter's leads correctly and splice them into the accessory harness's wires.
But before I do that.
Will the meter give accurate readings while the heated grips are turned on ?
Thanks;
--ET