I've usually powered my sat-nav, AA panel or phone from the dedicated GPS connection under the LH fairing panel which has worked well. However, the one disappointment was the SP Connect wireless phone charging (ultimate convenience) in conjunction with their 12v > 5v USB adapter (tellingly they no longer seem to sell this). The power output of that adapter was inadequate for wireless phone charging. I've since used an 18w 12 > USB adapter that is more up to the job but have yet to use this with the wireless SP Connect Charging Anti Vibration Module on the bike. My question is; can the GPS feed satisfy the draw on this or should I wire into the back of of the Hella accessory socket? The GPS feed has pretty thin wires, not sure if they're truly up to the job. I need to keep the Hella socket free for other possible uses. Hence the desire to wire into the back of this. Seems a little inaccessible, though I've yet to start to pull things apart to check this.
Typical max current draw for a dedicated sat nav (XT2 is my example) is about 1.5A at 12V. SP Connect state their 14W wireless charger typically can draw 2A at 5V. I dug around a bit and their recommendation was to find a switched accessory power cable, like auxiliary lights. Halogen aux lights draw up to 5A so the wiring will be more robust. Your Hella is likely to be rated to 10A. Hope this helps. Andy
Thanks Andy. I have DP aux lights wired in so looks like the aux circuit is my best bet. Even with my Givi power bar plugged in 10A should enough. Will try and find the time next week to have a look at the bike, things a little crazy right now with house on the market and garage crammed with some of the contents of my house... Feeling like this year will involve even less biking than last year, which was a low point in itself
