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Oct 18, 2020 | 12:44 PM

Jeremy.briscoe1984

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Need electrical help

I am a novice electrician at best. I have some LED strips and a set of fog lights that I want to be able to turn on when the bike isn't running. I did some research and set up the whole circuit on my work table with a 12v power supply and everything works great. I hooked it up on the bike and nothing. Can these lights not be hooked straight up to the battery? I know I haven't provided much detail. I'm hoping that those of you who are not novices will know what questions to ask and I'll do my best to answer. Thanks all

Oct 18, 2020 | 12:55 PM

GalvTexGuy

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+ to + and - to -?

Oct 18, 2020 | 01:07 PM

Jeremy.briscoe1984

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+ to + and - to -?

+ to +, but i tried - to ground because of how difficult it is to get to the negative terminal. Is this an obvious problem?

Oct 18, 2020 | 02:19 PM

Tampa Fatboy

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DC voltage, black is negative. Fuse it, and throw a switch in there.
Not comfortable with it? LED guys are not that pricey. Most swap meets find them.