Pros? Cons? Loves? Hates?
I hate tapping into wires, and this supposedly allows you to not do that, and still kills power when the key is off.
I think they're based in Hungary, so ordering has to be through Bayside Performance in B.C.
I have a set of heated grips with similar electronics built-in. You can wire them directly to the battery and they'll shut themselves off if they sense that the bike is no longer running, without the need for a switched relay. They appear to monitor small fluctuations in the bike's voltage in order to determine if the bike is running or not.
They work pretty well. The small drawback of this approach is that they can be fooled into thinking that the bike is no longer running unless you vary your RPMs every now and then. Like if you leave the bike idling, or if you use a throttle lock on a long highway stretch, the running voltage can stay steady and flat long enough that the electronics think that the bike has been shut off. That's not a big deal with heated grips, but it could be somewhat annoying if you're using electronic devices that shut themselves off when power is removed, like some GPS units or dashcams that don't have their own built-in battery.
No idea about that particular unit, but Healtech have become the standard for speedo adjustment to address gearing changes etc. (Speedo-healer, hence the company name), as well as gear indicators. They make quality stuff.
I used one on my Suzuki to automatically turn off the aftermkt KOSO heated grips as well as a 12v socket I has some accessories plugged into. It worked on the accessories but never on the grips so i eventually just removed it.
I've got it sitting at home if you want to try it cheaper than new.
I used one on my Suzuki to automatically turn off the aftermkt KOSO heated grips as well as a 12v socket I has some accessories plugged into. It worked on the accessories but never on the grips so i eventually just removed it.
I've got it sitting at home if you want to try it cheaper than new.
Pros? Cons? Loves? Hates?
I hate tapping into wires, and this supposedly allows you to not do that, and still kills power when the key is off.
I think they're based in Hungary, so ordering has to be through Bayside Performance in B.C.
$100+ bucks for that gizmo. Neat idea, but expensive. It can be installed using only the red & black plugged directly to the battery.
If you wanted to splice in just one wire (trigger), a simple 4 pin pigtailed relay, 5 crimp ring connectors and an 20A circuit breaker can be done for about $15.
A relay switches cuts power to connected accessories when the key is turned off. A Thunderbox does it when it notices the alternator is not charging the battery (or optionally the same way as a relay if you connect it's white wire).
There isn't really a benefit to the power cutoff scheme used by a Thunderbox as far as preserving battery -- A Thunderbox's main benefit is its simple 2 wire installation -- the only tech skill required is knowing which end of a screwdriver goes into the battery's screw post. I'm not sure that's all they are beneficial either as installing a trigger wire is about the most basic electrical problem anyone will face on a bike's electrics. It's probably tougher to install the 'accessories' than the relay or Thunderbox.
Currently I've a got an add-a-circuit into a fuse and it's working but I had to slice into the top of the fuse box to be able to put it back on and even then it's not ideal.
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