best place to tie in a voltmeter ?

azllerbob Posted 2010-11-13 8:09 PM (#73422) Subject: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Cruiser Posts: 102 Parkersburg WV Hi all, next to my vision now sits a vegas Im going to install a led voltmeter and wonder wheres the best place to tie it in ? Thanks in advance for you input !!! Bob Flatsix Posted 2010-11-13 9:45 PM (#73427 - in reply to #73422) Subject: RE: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Tourer Posts: 412 Fargo, ND I would go direct to the battery...Good luck with your project! radioteacher Posted 2010-11-14 12:01 AM (#73431 - in reply to #73427) Subject: RE: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Visionary Posts: 3006 San Antonio, TX Flatsix - 2010-11-13 9:45 PM I would go direct to the battery...Good luck with your project! +1...Get it from the source! azllerbob Posted 2010-11-14 8:12 AM (#73446 - in reply to #73427) Subject: RE: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Cruiser Posts: 102 Parkersburg WV Hi, this needs to be a place where the juice is only on when the key is on...not constant. Thanks, Bob azllerbob Posted 2010-11-14 8:15 AM (#73447 - in reply to #73446) Subject: RE: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Cruiser Posts: 102 Parkersburg WV I was thinking about the fuel pump wires under the tank or opening up the headlight bucket and going with the low beam. On the Honda's Ive owned there was an accessory pllug I tied into but Im not familiar with the wireing harness of the Vegas. Bob radioteacher Posted 2010-11-14 8:22 AM (#73448 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Visionary Posts: 3006 San Antonio, TX Bob, You are so right. Sorry. Ride Safe azllerbob Posted 2010-11-14 4:18 PM (#73464 - in reply to #73422) Subject: RE: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Cruiser Posts: 102 Parkersburg WV I went into the headlight bucket and tied into the low beam headlight this afternoon. Bob sgiacci Posted 2010-11-15 7:52 AM (#73505 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Tourer Posts: 401 You want to avoid any load in the loop and tap directly into ignition switch. I think it is either the pink or brown wire that is switched. varyder Posted 2010-11-15 11:07 AM (#73527 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Visionary Posts: 8144 New Bohemia, VA Great information! Learned something new today...Radioteacher can be wrong...sometimes.. sgiacci Posted 2010-11-15 12:18 PM (#73536 - in reply to #73527) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Tourer Posts: 401 varyder - 2010-11-15 11:07 AM Great information! Learned something new today...Radioteacher can be wrong...sometimes.. Not really, if it is a 3 wire meter it would be connected directly to the battery with a relay that turns it one with the ignition. varyder Posted 2010-11-15 12:36 PM (#73539 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Visionary Posts: 8144 New Bohemia, VA Thanks Steven, I stand correct, I should have said that RT can admit when he's wrong... If I ever get a Vegas Low this is a great mod radioteacher Posted 2010-11-17 12:45 AM (#73657 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Visionary Posts: 3006 San Antonio, TX I am wrong quite often.....just ask my wife. Ride Safe KansasGuardsman Posted 2010-11-18 10:15 PM (#73864 - in reply to #73422) Subject: Re: best place to tie in a voltmeter ? Cruiser Posts: 208 Wichita, Kansas The easiest place is the grey plug under the console rear plate in front of the seat for the accessory plug. It takes spade terminals and is off with the key. No cutting or splicing and easy to get to.