Voltmeter wiring

[jphish]

Ok - I actually did a search (really) - but all I could find was charging system issues / diagnostics / solutions. Good stuff for sure - but need different info to hook up voltmeter. On my other bikes I have spliced into tail light wires. Any reason I shouldnt on the Girly? Better place ? Thanks in advance for any qualified response. Cheers, j

[Mustang]

the voltmeter will be more accurate if you connect directly to batt with heavy gauge wire
I would do a relay off the brake light to power it on , but the connection to the meter for checking the volts I would run thru the relay to gauge with heavy wire

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,5255

http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,7310


both of these were in the sticky thread ..............might help

take pics right us up a how to , it make the sticky .

[jphish]

Thanks Mustang! Will take a look @ stickies. Install phase Friday. My Australian electrician buddy is out of town - so I'm on my own... look out electrons !! But not sure he'd be any help anyway - since current flows differently in Oz anyway.

[iansoady]

It's true that going direct from the battery will give the most accurate result but really what you need to know is whether the voltage changes from the norm - and for this you can connect it to any available live. I've connected mine behing the fairing.

It's easy enough to calibrate by using a multimeter direct across the battery.

[jphish]

Iansody - Thanks for the 'short cut'. I have an LED (not digital) voltmeter I scavanged off my old (sold) ULY. So not exactly a precision instrument. But does tell me if I'm in the yellow, (12-v) instead of green range (13+v) & thus, time to turn off heated grips or jacket or aux lights. The tiggers (at least the Girlies - my 800 is fine) dont appear to have a lot of 'excess capacity' for electron generation. Cheers, j