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Voltmeter installation
- Thread starter Mailman
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After years of procrastination (Hardheadedness) since all the little add on gadgets keep coming out I ordered one this summer that’s actually a twin to mailman’s from his original post.All my questions were answered here.I’ll get it on this winter while making my keeper 75b more reliable and worthy.Great group.
I have to do this volt meter install, after my XS 650 left me walking a week ago, with a couple miss fires, and then flat ass shut down, long story short, Wished I had a volt meter before my Sunday ride, not gonna be caught up in that situation ever again?
(Thanks for the the info)
back shift
(Thanks for the the info)
back shift
Not my idea but still the cleanest imo..
I got a brace of little volt meters off Amazon and mounted one where the brake/tail light used to be. I ground off the little protrusions at the bottom of the "well", then used a case from an old rocker switch sort of like a picture frame to center it in the dash. Then I smashed a bulb and soldered the leads to it, using hot glue as a potting material to keep the wires situated. Then I wired the brake warning light socket to a switched lead and bob's yer mother's brother.
I got a brace of little volt meters off Amazon and mounted one where the brake/tail light used to be. I ground off the little protrusions at the bottom of the "well", then used a case from an old rocker switch sort of like a picture frame to center it in the dash. Then I smashed a bulb and soldered the leads to it, using hot glue as a potting material to keep the wires situated. Then I wired the brake warning light socket to a switched lead and bob's yer mother's brother.
I bought a small, round one off ebay and hooked it to the brake like light switch via a weather proof momentary on push switch. It's mounted over top of the swingarm, beneath the side panel on a small triangular bracket I made. To even things up, I mounted another blank, triangular plate in the same place on the other side.
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