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Date Posted: Mon August 10, 2009 12:28:54AM
Author: The Masked Rider
Subject: Re: electrical connector help
In reply to: Michael W LexPk MD 's message, "electrical connector help" on Sat March 28, 2009 8:50:06AM

Mike, Jim is correct, Electrical Connection has what you need. I would however have them send you extra brass pins incase you bugger up one when crimping them. Easy to do especially if you don't have the correct tool for Hitachi pins. Hitachi pins have their own tool to crimp and is a good thing to have if you plan on using it on other things on the bike or 'any' metric bike. I always solder them after crimping.

ALSO,,, keep in mind, if these lights you plan to use are LEDs, you will need to use a test light to make sure which wire is the HOT one in each saddle bag. On a LOT of Voyagers (saddle bag light wiring) the ground is the hot and the hot is the ground. They are switched. Just how they did the harness at the factory. I have even found the saddle running lights and grounds switched. :O( Some ones BOOBOO at the factory and they just left it that way. Doesn't make much difference if you are using the standard bulbs that come on the bike. BUT,,, if you are using LEDs, you must use forward current. I know the wiring is backward because I'v wired many bags with after marker lights.

Now for some fun. Cut the 'ground' wire to the saddle bag side marker. Add a small length of wire to the ground wire from the side marker and splice the other end into the 'HOT' wire of the turn signal. Your side marker will now flash opposite from the turn signal. Back and forth, back and forth. pretty cool. How this works is that the hot wire on the turn signal is grounded when not flashing and when power is supplied to the turn signal, it turns off the side marker. Two hots do not light a bulb. Again, you will need to make sure which one is ground and which one is hot on the saddle bag turn signal wiring. Who knows, maybe your is correct. Have fun.
Fritz

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