Blue Dave
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I have never blown a fuse because of snow getting into the dc accessory socket but I have a 7.5A fuse installed in my custom inline fuse holder which is connected directly to the battery.
As I said earlier, if you are running a heated shield off of this socket, do not disconnect the wire on the helmet end when plugged into the socket as it is easy to accidentally let the center pin of the male RCA jack touch the sled frame (usually the running board) and this will blow any size fuse.
As I said earlier, if you are running a heated shield off of this socket, do not disconnect the wire on the helmet end when plugged into the socket as it is easy to accidentally let the center pin of the male RCA jack touch the sled frame (usually the running board) and this will blow any size fuse.
Paraclete
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I don't know how big a job it is to get at the battery but since it is -11 it will have to wait.
Blue Dave
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Paraclete said:
Not a big job. Just remove the hood and the airbox. I actually connected all of my my additional "aftermarket" wires (HID's, Sled Start, Yamaheater, auxilary socket) to the threaded post on the hot side of the starter relay just next to the battery which is easier to access.
This way the additional "aftermarket" wires can stay permenantly connected which makes battery removal and installation easier as shown in the picture below since there is still only the one factory wire connection on each battery post.
