Help/Advice on fitting a car charger for phone

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Today I fitted a car socket so I can one plug my USB port into it and can now charge my phone on the go

I have a question though. This is wired straight to my battery and I have a little green light on my USB port. Will this drain the battery even when my phone is not plugged in?

 

If left overnight, it wouldnt drain your battery.. an LED, doesnt really drain alot of current..

But leave it for long enough then sure...

Really i would of fitted a on/off switch inbtween and an in-line fuse.. Just to be safe.

But what have i done to my bike today???

Just spent the last half hour fixing my back brake lever..

I let my little sister have a ride on my bike earlier, just in the garden.. and she braked too hard on grass and came off..

 

Thanks for that. However, I don't have a scooby how fit a switch and an in line fuse. I do have about 1.5 metres of 3 amp cable left.

[Adam]

A switch is easy to fit go to maplins or another computer shop and buy a switch, cut the wires you have installed and connect them to the switch either side, simples. I can't help with the fuse I'm afraid I bought one with a fuse already installed.

Mine is wired directly onto my battery however it doesn't have a light on it so I haven't had any problems with it.

[Stu]

a relay will be the way to go deso thats wired in to the ignition as if you leave the switch on then you are still stuck with the same problem

it is relatively simple

you need to find a live feed that comes on with the ignition ie headlights/rear lights

you use the switched live to feed the relay to pin 86

then 85 to ground

that gets the relay switching on with ignition

then all you need to do is power from the battery with a fuse inline to pin 30

and the live feed on the socket goes to pin 87

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/imagehosting/12527647e9129233622.bmp

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My head just blew a fuse! I might know someone that can give me a hand though. Cheers

[Stu]

it is pretty simple to be honest

you can even buy looms built up ready to plug in to a relay

with the small amount it will draw I think you would get away with just wiring it straight to your headlight wiring with no relays or switches

[Stu]

you could use something like this deso

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HID-KIT-Batte ... 27c331737f

just cut the connectors off you dont need and connect to what you need

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Cheers Stu!

[Throttled]

If you have wired it such that the little LED stays on all the time, then I would not think it would be enough to flatten a battery. But if your battery is on its way out anyway, it may be enough to hasten its demise. Better to wire the USB so it goes on and off with the ignition.

Here is how I (with help) fitted one on my Versys

http://www.versys.co.uk/index.php/topic,16829.0.html

You can see the little blue LED when it is on.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/13384115865_e2ea5670fb.jpg

[Rik398]

What about a piggy back fuse? You could add it to the fuse box and then it will be on only when ignition is on? Not sure if this will work but remember bumping into something when I was putting heated grips on.

[Rik398]

Something like this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/25117019 ... 108&ff19=0

[Mr Fro]

Why don't you just wire it in to the side light? That's what I've done. Easy to do and switches on and off with the ignition.

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Thanks for all the comments guys. Gives me something to think about as regards which way will suit my needs