Wiring in a volt meter to keep an eye on battery

[jetblack]

So, after sorting out the reg rec wiring (direct to the battery, new crimped and soldered connectors etc) i'd like to keep an eye on the voltage so want to fit a small led volt meter somewhere near the clocks.


I want it to be a switched feed that only gets power when the ignition is on.

Is there anywhere up the front of the bike where i can take a switched feed from? im a bit green when it comes to electrics.

[bikemonkey]

Kill switch?

That's part of the switched ignition, and where I'm putting my voltage meter

[thunderace]

Connect into the black wire from the kill switch so you can monitor even with the KS activated. The black/white is the supply to the Igniter and coils.

I'd also err on the side of caution and put something like a 50mA fuse inline with it too.

[cbr400rrn]

Try this link, got one on my bike and they are good quality and reliable. I got the 5mm one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/a-12v-LED-Bat ... 2308f39a72

[dgunthor]

i wired a cigarette lighter socket to the battery, fixed under the screen and have one of these in there for £3 (fully insert it when i want to see the voltage)

http://dx.com/p/led-display-cigarette-l ... -24v-68179

i think it's useful as the electrics are often a source of issues

[dgunthor]

(can obviously charge your phone/satnav instead as well then)

[carpman]

[quote="dgunthor"]i wired a cigarette lighter socket to the battery, fixed under the screen and have one of these in there for £3 (fully insert it when i want to see the voltage)

http://dx.com/p/led-display-cigarette-l ... -24v-68179

i think it's useful as the electrics are often a source of issues[/quote

I wired a watercraft cigarette lighter under the rear seat so I could run satnav and phone charger, never thought of using a volt meter food for thought though.