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[Pard]

Seems that ground for 12V is indeed the frame, based on this confirmation from Demoni.  Need to verify.

https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=9271.msg81246#msg81246

The frame is the ground reference for the 12v side of the bikes electrical system. You are correct the battery ground is floated.

[Pard]

From Energica:

Fuse 6 supplies power to the USB ports and the heated grips (if fitted). As the circuit has a 10A fuse installed it has enough power to share with other devices. You can either tap the wire coming out the back of the fused side of #6 or create a Y splitter at the USB connection under the dash. Please note that due to the gauge of wire used to the USB connector I would not draw more than 5A from that source.

Also if needed you can replace the 10A fuse in this circuit with a 15A to allow it to provide additional power. Please limit any circuit's current draw to ~80% of its rated protection.


Let me know if you have any follow up questions.


Thank you,
Chris


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For ground there is a threaded stud welded to the rear support of the inverter. If you remove the right tank fairing you should see it. There should already be a ground wire attached to this point, just terminate any ground wires here with a ring terminal.


Chris

[Pard]

Installed the heated gear lead off the 12 V supply.  It works but the output is kind of weak.  Better than nothing but not nearly as good as the juice coming off an ICE motorcycle battery being fed by a charging system under power.


Also created a Y off the usb line feeding a radar detector.

Having trouble posting pics.  What do you do if the file size of the pic is too large.  What are the tricks of the trade?

[Specter]

pard, resize the picture.  there are websites that can do that for you, even your phone should be able to do that for you.

For the 12 volt.  run a THICK cable to it, a heater is going to want some amps.  Don't try to run that on some crappy 16 ga wire, you will have terrible line drop which will kill your heater capacity.  Run a 12 Ga wire if you can.  DC drops terribly over distance.  If you can, turn it on and see what the actual voltage is AT the heater terminals.  Bet it dropped a few volts !

Aaron

[Pard]

pard, resize the picture.  there are websites that can do that for you, even your phone should be able to do that for you.

For the 12 volt.  run a THICK cable to it, a heater is going to want some amps.  Don't try to run that on some crappy 16 ga wire, you will have terrible line drop which will kill your heater capacity.  Run a 12 Ga wire if you can.  DC drops terribly over distance.  If you can, turn it on and see what the actual voltage is AT the heater terminals.  Bet it dropped a few volts !

Aaron

Appreciate the info.  Thank you.  For now, if anyone wants pics for their own install, PM me and I will gladly email them.

[Specter]

Ok,  for your pictures.
we are allowed 4 pictures total per post  for 600k total per post.
you have 5 pictures.

I will post them  here for you, if you object ill gladly remove them, but will do so in a few messages

[Pard]

Thank you!

[Specter]

and the last two

[Specter]

I tried to embed but it seems it might need to be hosted locally or something to do that.  or Im just an idiot.  probably the latter.

if someone knows how to imbed .vs. attach please feel free to tutor me or fix this mess.

thanks
Aaron