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- Location
- Blouberg, Cape Town
- Bike
- KTM 890 Adventure R
Fitting spots to an adventure bike is a must. See and been seen.
In the old days it was easy - run it off the Hi beam wires, but with the advent of CANBUS systems one cannot do this any more. What now?
Easiest is to run spots directly off the battery, but then you have to remember to switch the lights off. If your bike has a switched 12V supply you can run the lights from here, but it will compromise starting as the spots will light up as soon as the key is turned.
I found a wonderful solution that works well, in the form of a Battery Protector - designed for driving lights.
It engages at 13.2V after a 5s delay, meaning that it will only provide power to the spots after the alternator started providing charge to the battery.
It disengages at 12.8V with a 5s delay. If the resting voltage of a new battery is 12.8V, it means that it will disengage after engine shutdown.
In the old days it was easy - run it off the Hi beam wires, but with the advent of CANBUS systems one cannot do this any more. What now?
Easiest is to run spots directly off the battery, but then you have to remember to switch the lights off. If your bike has a switched 12V supply you can run the lights from here, but it will compromise starting as the spots will light up as soon as the key is turned.
I found a wonderful solution that works well, in the form of a Battery Protector - designed for driving lights.
It engages at 13.2V after a 5s delay, meaning that it will only provide power to the spots after the alternator started providing charge to the battery.
It disengages at 12.8V with a 5s delay. If the resting voltage of a new battery is 12.8V, it means that it will disengage after engine shutdown.
