Hi people,

I have a few things I'm considering powering from the bike - including an
MP3 player (part of an intercom) for those longer country rides. I really
can't imagine *anything* better than cruising along a beautiful
coastal/rural road listening to the appropriate music - and I mean
*anything*! After all I have been married for over 7 years now. (Lisa
would kill me!). I'm not comfortable with the idea of riding in the city
with headphones/music but will have to be careful - I remember years ago
driving at something over 230 km/h out in the middle of NSW somewhere in the
car listening to Floyd without realising it. Lisa did kill me that time.
I can only imagine what we'd be doing on the XX...

I'm thinking of attaching a female cigarette lighter to the bike and
powering thing(s) from that - perhaps a lead into the tankbag would make the
most sense. Is there a recommended condenser arrangement or similar that I
should be integrating?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

Dave,

I would suggest something more like these Deans plugs. I used them for years
on my Radio Controlled cars. Low power loss and nice and small. About the
size of your thumb nail.

You can pick them up in any model/hobby shop for around $7-10 a pair.

http://www.wsdeans.com/products/plugs/ultra_plug.html

--

Wocka
( '99 CBR600 F4 )
Now with added Staintune.


"Dave Ello" <deldridg_spamnomore_@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:blc1hb$ag4g4$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi people,
>
> I have a few things I'm considering powering from the bike - including an
> MP3 player (part of an intercom) for those longer country rides. I really
> can't imagine *anything* better than cruising along a beautiful
> coastal/rural road listening to the appropriate music - and I mean
> *anything*! After all I have been married for over 7 years now. (Lisa
> would kill me!). I'm not comfortable with the idea of riding in the city
> with headphones/music but will have to be careful - I remember years ago
> driving at something over 230 km/h out in the middle of NSW somewhere in
the
> car listening to Floyd without realising it. Lisa did kill me that time.
> I can only imagine what we'd be doing on the XX...
>
> I'm thinking of attaching a female cigarette lighter to the bike and
> powering thing(s) from that - perhaps a lead into the tankbag would make
the
> most sense. Is there a recommended condenser arrangement or similar that
I
> should be integrating?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX
>
>

"Geoff and Jodie" wrote

> I would suggest using some type of waterproof fitting with a spring loaded
> cover rather than a cigarette lighter socket, then carry an adaptor with
an
> in-line cigarette lighter socket.

Bosch (and probably others) make a commercial plug and socket that is far
better than a ciggie lighter, and a ciggie plug will still fit into it.
There is one fitted to my trailer that I use for extra lights and for the
air-mattress pump.

Theo

BMW style plugs and sockets are much more resistant to vibration;
http://www.powerletproducts.com/products.html

Use a fuse and if it is below 1 amp then you can probably just run it
from the headlight circuit.



On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:45:40 +1000, "Dave Ello"
<deldridg_spamnomore_@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>Hi people,
>
>I have a few things I'm considering powering from the bike - including an
>MP3 player (part of an intercom) for those longer country rides. I really
>can't imagine *anything* better than cruising along a beautiful
>coastal/rural road listening to the appropriate music - and I mean
>*anything*! After all I have been married for over 7 years now. (Lisa
>would kill me!). I'm not comfortable with the idea of riding in the city
>with headphones/music but will have to be careful - I remember years ago
>driving at something over 230 km/h out in the middle of NSW somewhere in the
>car listening to Floyd without realising it. Lisa did kill me that time.
> I can only imagine what we'd be doing on the XX...
>
>I'm thinking of attaching a female cigarette lighter to the bike and
>powering thing(s) from that - perhaps a lead into the tankbag would make the
>most sense. Is there a recommended condenser arrangement or similar that I
>should be integrating?
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX
>

"Burnie M" wrote

> Use a fuse and if it is below 1 amp then you can probably just run it
> from the headlight circuit.

One amp is only 12 watts. Not enough for anything.

Theo

Tim Moran <"Tim Moran"@evilbastard.org> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) p.net...
> In article <blc1hb$ag4g4$(E-Mail Removed)>, Dave Ello wrote:

> I use an mp3 player in my jacket pocket, running to bud type earphones,
> sony do a nice set that block out most of the road and wind noise while
> sounding pretty damn good, the model no is MDREX51LP, and I really
> wouldn't like to do a long trip without them. the battery in the mp3
> player lasts about 10 hours, which is enough for most uses, and I've
> wired up a couple of ciggie lighter sockets under the seat that lets me
> charge it up if I'm away overnight, all I did was grab a couple of
> sockets, some wire anda fuse holder from dick smiths, and then ran it
> strait from the battery.

I bought a pair of these a couple of days ago at Sony shop in Chapel Street.
Two models, $79 and $99. I couldn't find any difference except that the $99
one has a shorter lead for attachment to a remote and a softer housing.

I bought the $79 one. It had a sticker offering 15% off because the packet
had been opened. After I got home, I found he had given me an unopened one
at the discount price, so they may still have a discounted one on the rack.
;-)

They do block out a lot of noise, but not so much as to be dangerous.

With ordinary earbuds, my Palm Tungsten doesn't put out enough noise to be
heard above street traffic. With these earphones, I can listen to music at
100k/h. (I normally use earplugs over 80k/h)

Highly recommended.

Next stop is to acquire a minidisk player. The tungsten only has 256M of
ram, and only holds a few hours of music.

Moike

On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:08:39 +0800, "Theo Bekkers"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Burnie M" wrote
>
>> Use a fuse and if it is below 1 amp then you can probably just run it
>> from the headlight circuit.


>One amp is only 12 watts. Not enough for anything.
>
>Theo


It is enough for 2 GPSs

You could take a look at how they do in on a BMW, probably you could
even order one of the BMW socket & Plug combinations and fit it to
your bike, perhaps to a part of the fairing or instrument cluster.

Most non auto items that you would run off this probably need a
different voltage so you will need to make a voltage regulator. If
your handy with a soldering iron it will cost you about 10 dollars to
make, otherwise most electronic shops (Jaycar or Dicksmith) will have
something.

An MP3 player will not drain your battery so you could connect it
directly to the terminals and add an inline fuse to your socket, say a
5 amp fuse. Otherwise connect it to your turn signal circuit (better
than ignition or lights, both of which you might need in the even of a
short circuit - The BMW has a circuit for accessories with its own
fuse:-)).

Tim.

"Dave Ello" <deldridg_spamnomore_@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:<blc1hb$ag4g4$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Hi people,
>
> I have a few things I'm considering powering from the bike - including an
> MP3 player (part of an intercom) for those longer country rides. I really

"Burnie M" wrote

> It is enough for 2 GPSs

You don't trust one?

Theo

On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:57:20 +0800, "Theo Bekkers"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Burnie M" wrote
>
>> It is enough for 2 GPSs


>You don't trust one?
>
>Theo