Mystery Cable

[GrandpaDenny]

Hi guys, today discovered a cable of significant length coiled up inside the left side of the fairing. It's got a polarized plug on it like I've seen used for battery tenders and such. I don't have a test light, so I don't know if it's hot all the time or if it's switched. It's got a waterproof cap on it, so I'm wondering if it's the power cable I've seen mentioned that usually lives behind the passenger seat.

Any ideas?

Thanks, and Happy New Year!

-Dennis

[Rhbrandy]

a picture would help. maybe passenger cable for intercom

[triton28]

Usually the battery mini-amp chargers are a 2 wire polarized plug such as you described. But as Rhbrandy posted it could be the intercom wiring. The difference being that the intercom is a round 5 pin DIN plug with a weather cap as well. a photo would nail it down.
Dave

[GrandpaDenny]

Duh dunno why I didn't take a picture of it. Maybe I didn't have my phone on me at the time.

It's on a really long cord, coiled up and secured with a cable tie. Looks like it would reach at least to the passenger seat.

[Barry]

This isn't factory wiring. It might have been added for electric clothing. Time to disassemble to find out what it connects to.

[triton28]

My money is on a battery charger. The other end, of a being used charger cable, would be hooked to the positive and negative battery terminals.

[Nails]

Mine also has a plug like that in the left fairing. I put it there.

It's for both: battery charger and electric clothing, as well as a USB adapter so I can charge my phone (generally at the campground). I got rid of all the radio crap. I access this plug through that former CB control door.

Mine hooks straight to the battery as Triton says, through a fuse. I have a battery monitor (voltmeter) and otherwise take care not to kill the battery.

I think most electric clothing puts the plug/controller on the hem over your left thigh.

[GrandpaDenny]

That makes sense, Nails. I was thinking that's probably what it was for - as you said, both a battery charger and heated clothing, or whatever, straight off the battery. Very convenient - I froze my pertuckus off the other evening. Shopping for a heated vest!

[cranky]

... sounds to me like ya was lookin' for the wrong article of clothing...
just sayin'..... GBG