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Old May 20, 2014 | 09:37 AM
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I still have a 76 fxe does that count ?

Not really!!!
We do have other twinkie owners in here but you must pay your dues.

Lots of coffee and cake for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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OK Doc, time for a diagnosis please.
I also have an amp in my fairing, an Arc Mini. After I installed it, along with the Biketronics gear and a Sony head unit, I was losing my battery charge. 500 miles from home I pulled the fairing and disconnected the "memory" wire and all was well. The problem is I have to reset the radio after every stop. Keeping in mind that I am a wiring retard, why was I getting such a draw?
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 09:48 AM
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So, you are losing your battery charge when the bike is running, or when it sits overnight?
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 10:27 AM
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Overnight.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 11:18 AM
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You may not have the amp wired up right. It should have a trigger wire, or power on wire or something like that. I forget what the standard color is. This wire is the "on" switch for the amp. When 12V is applied to it, the amp is on. Your head unit should have a wire that controls external amps and has 12V on it when the unit is turned on. That wire should run to the amp trigger wire. Otherwise, your amp may just be defective, or the head unit. They should not drain a bike battery overnight. Over a couple weeks, maybe, but not overnight.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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I may have the amp wired direct to the battery sounds like. I'll check tomorrow.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 02:15 PM
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What Hess said. The remote turn on wire for most amps is a blue wire coming from the head unit. If you wired that to a hot lead, it would keep the amp on at all times and dump your battery in short order.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 05:29 PM
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I don't have a stereo on my bike, I just listen to the voices in my head....
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanners39
I don't have a stereo on my bike, I just listen to the voices in my head....
But those guys usually get me in trouble.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RSDUDA
I am going to do a tour pack detach kit on a 2011 cvo ultra and I am having a hard time with what to do with the amp if there is someone that has done this what did you do about the amp ? is there one that fits under the faring ?
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If you mean a stereo amp. just loose it and everything else .
You can store 1000 tunes on a piece of plastic that is the size of a pack of matches and install a couple of ear buds that will outperform any big home stereo. Go for it.
 
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