What gauge wire.....
Am hoping to be able to squeeze at least a 14 GA if I have to mount the relay out of the bucket. Might look at eliminating a couple of the indicator lights...don't really need the neutral safety light....the signal module is going to be in the middle of the bike....wondering if I can use one indicator lamp for both sides of the turn signals...put a diode in somewhere perhaps?
Really like to avoid having the harness hanging out in the open like it is. The area where is has to run, if I can not get it all in the frame, is down below the fuel tank so it is more or less exposed...and looks like crap....
Either way it is going to be nice to not have to worry about the multiple splices in each wire. Ever since I have owned this thing it has always been just patch work to keep it running. Every time one of the handlebar switches crapped out I would just splice into them where ever it was easiest...hence the nest effect....
Switches have 16 ga off of them. If I can mount the relay in the bucket it will be helpful is squeezing it all in there.
Not worried about the $$....have the wire already. Just concerned about voltage drop. At most the distance form the relay to the lamp is going to be 4'.....if I put the relay in the bucket it is only going to be 4"....but then it will not be running thru the frame space will not be a problem.....Doug you are not talking about wiring a 500 ft tall rocket ship here, so the difference in wire cost is minimal. I would run no 14 if you have the room, 16 ga would be big enough.
"Opinions vary" as to charts: Between 5--7.5 A draw, no16 will be less than 2% drop in 7.7--11.5 ft of wire. Note that this is total wire, as in a boat which does not use a "frame" ground.
Am hoping to be able to squeeze at least a 14 GA if I have to mount the relay out of the bucket. Might look at eliminating a couple of the indicator lights...don't really need the neutral safety light....the signal module is going to be in the middle of the bike....wondering if I can use one indicator lamp for both sides of the turn signals...put a diode in somewhere perhaps?
Really like to avoid having the harness hanging out in the open like it is. The area where is has to run, if I can not get it all in the frame, is down below the fuel tank so it is more or less exposed...and looks like crap....
Either way it is going to be nice to not have to worry about the multiple splices in each wire. Ever since I have owned this thing it has always been just patch work to keep it running. Every time one of the handlebar switches crapped out I would just splice into them where ever it was easiest...hence the nest effect....