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Installed Powerlet in Side Panel

Dropinparts

Dropinparts

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Where I live in North Carolina we get several days each winter that you can ride if you have a little help from heated gear. I just installed a Powerlet plug, as that's what my Gerbings heated jacket liner uses. I also purchased an SAE adapter to use with a Slim air compressor I keep on board.
If you are interested in purchasing these products, here are the links to the products on Powerlets website.
PKT-046-12 Powerlet low profile Socket Kit – 12” Harness
PAC-011-06 Low Profile Plug to SAE
Powerlet_zps09kl7xcm.jpg

SAE%20Adapter_zpsxircwy99.jpg
 
Dropinparts said:
Where I live in North Carolina we get several days each winter that you can ride if you have a little help from heated gear. I just installed a Powerlet plug, as that's what my Gerbings heated jacket liner uses. I also purchased an SAE adapter to use with a Slim air compressor I keep on board.
If you are interested in purchasing these products, here are the links to the products on Powerlets website.
PKT-046-12 Powerlet low profile Socket Kit – 12” Harness
PAC-011-06 Low Profile Plug to SAE
Powerlet_zps09kl7xcm.jpg

SAE%20Adapter_zpsxircwy99.jpg
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Drop
I have been trying to find the right place to install my Powerlet kit (i bought the 24 inch not knowing how or where I was going to install mine) How did you remove the cover from the bike to drill the hole? By looking at your pic, it looks like your (Or my leg) would be in the way of the plugged in accessory, have you had any issues?
 
Hello Yarvis,
The short version is... I cheated. I had my bike in the shop having other work done, so I had them do it. So I can't tell you about the difficulty in removing the side cover. Had to be simple enough as they only charged me for a half hour of labor.

As for interference with my leg, there is none. It is behind my leg and I do use the plug in the picture above, which is a low profile plug with a 90 degree angle.




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The side cover is held on by three simple allen bolts, one under the seat. The cable release is also part of it, but likely not needed to be removed for the installation of the powerlet.
 
GT-Rx® said:
The side cover is held on by three simple allen bolts, one under the seat. The cable release is also part of it, but likely not needed to be removed for the installation of the powerlet.
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And it's Todd for the tap-in! The crowd is going wild!

Thanks Todd. :rofl:
 
Dropinparts said:
Hello Yarvis,
The short version is... I cheated. I had my bike in the shop having other work done, so I had them do it. So I can't tell you about the difficulty in removing the side cover. Had to be simple enough as they only charged me for a half hour of labor.

As for interference with my leg, there is none. It is behind my leg and I do use the plug in the picture above, which is a low profile plug with a 90 degree angle.




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Drop:
Thanks for the speedy reply! I actually use an old Widder vest that STILL works and it uses the BMW type plug so it would/should install into the Powerlet with no issues. I was actually looking at the small little panel next to the side cover which would be directly to the back side of my left sadle bag. But after looking at it for a long while I don't think it would fit from the back side and be easy to get my plug in and out of. Your solution looks good especially if it would be behind my leg! Thank you for the reply and the help. My dealer (I believe) had left or installed a small pig tail that was to the side of my left saddle bag. I was using that to trickle charge my battery the last two winters. But having a Powerlet would be so much cleaner and quicker.
 
GT-Rx® said:
The side cover is held on by three simple allen bolts, one under the seat. The cable release is also part of it, but likely not needed to be removed for the installation of the powerlet.
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Todd:
I tried removing that side panel cable and for the life of me, I have no clue how one would remove it. My bike is white and the black cover of the Powerlet sticks out a bit so I have been real picky of where it would go. Dropin's solution is ok, but I was trying to find a more out of sight location. While I have you, I see you carry Skene products? I bought his Aux lighting kit with the turn signals option, could you tell me where to tap into the wiring? Jerry Skene says to avoid any issues to get a constant source of power to tap into the license plate bulb and so forth, i am assuming all of the wiring is under the seat, but where exactly? Have any tips?
 
I placed the mounting ring on my bike with some blue painters tape to see if it would interfere with my leg and of course, it did! Looks like this would work best for me if the socket was installed closer to the actual key hole on the panel. Thanks for the tip and pic Drop!
 
Dropinparts said:
Where I live in North Carolina we get several days each winter that you can ride if you have a little help from heated gear. I just installed a Powerlet plug, as that's what my Gerbings heated jacket liner uses. I also purchased an SAE adapter to use with a Slim air compressor I keep on board.
If you are interested in purchasing these products, here are the links to the products on Powerlets website.
PKT-046-12 Powerlet low profile Socket Kit – 12” Harness
PAC-011-06 Low Profile Plug to SAE
Powerlet_zps09kl7xcm.jpg

SAE%20Adapter_zpsxircwy99.jpg
Click to expand...
I was able to mount my low profile Powerlet socket kit with a now discontinued multi fit "L" shaped bracket from Powerlet. What I really like about my install is that I didn't have to drill any holes into plastic parts and the socket is a bit further down and to the left away from my leg.
 

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I have installed a dual USB outlet attached to the handle-bar. This works great as I can charge items with them being stored in the handle-bar bag. The power is from the same circuit as the GPS, this is a 15 amp circuit so no issues with power. Also, I purchased a battery tender attachment to USB, I have used this mostly for the helmet communicator.
 

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Was the supplied wiring enough to get from the bars to the battery? I like the setup!
 
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