Connecting Volt Meter

[suecanada]

I used this green/black striped "voltmeter" accessory wire between the tach and speedo myself. Read about it on the owner's manual wiring schematic page. That's why I decided to add a voltmeter. Works a treat for my voltmeter which is mounted on the engine guards staring up at me .

Tried to use the same connector when I got my garmin Zumo but the ground location (bolthead) I chose on the back of the speedo just didn't cut it. I had to ultimately wire the GPS directly to the battery after I called Garmin for advice. The voltmeter is back in use using the green/black wire now. I don't mind that the GPS stays on at gas stops and I always remove it when i am not around the bike anyway.

[nhmaf]

Bob - it might work for a GPS unit but that switched DC voltage line has a fair amount of noise on it, and some GPS units do not deal well with the noise (insufficient filtering ontheir DC input) as many of these devices expect a cleaner DC power source like from an automobile's power jack.   Some GPS units will work OK connected to that point, but some may have to be connected directly to the battery on these old bikes.   Voltmeters, etc. are basically oblivious to the noise on these lines, as they don't have fancy-schmancy microprocessors in them.