Headlight Bucket wires

phenrichs · 05-17-2009, 02:08 PM

Ok, I know the accessory circuit in the bucket has black\yellow and white\blue but I can't remember which is hot and which is ground.

Help please. Wiring up my outlet.

barrynfla · 05-17-2009, 04:24 PM

Black/yellow is always ground on Vulcans.

Todd · 05-17-2009, 05:14 PM

http://www.kawanow.org/tips/lights/toddlights.htm

This is the headlight bucket on a 1600. I am not positive if the 1500 is the same or not.

Note on this diagram that I mistakenly labeled two of the posts on the relay as "86"

phenrichs · 05-18-2009, 07:34 AM

SO if I a just wiring an outlet and only need it to be on with the bike I could use a relay and tap into the same wires that you did for the lights?

Can I just pair in the ground from the outlet with the ground from the bike and plug them into the relay together?

**BudMan** · 05-18-2009, 10:21 AM

OP,
I wired lights the same way as Todd. There shouldn't be any problem grounding that way.

phenrichs · 05-18-2009, 01:15 PM

I am wiring an outlet. So using this method the outlet would only be live after I hit the starter button, just like the headlight? Cool. I like that.

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phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Headlight Bucket wires Ok, I know the accessory circuit in the bucket has black\yellow and white\blue but I can't remember which is hot and which is ground. Help please. Wiring up my outlet. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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barrynfla Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 179	Headlight Bucket wires Black/yellow is always ground on Vulcans.
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Todd Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,915	Headlight Bucket wires http://www.kawanow.org/tips/lights/toddlights.htm This is the headlight bucket on a 1600. I am not positive if the 1500 is the same or not. Note on this diagram that I mistakenly labeled two of the posts on the relay as "86" __________________ Todd Frazier VBA #0003 VBA National Leader-USA Operations/Garage Moderator - RETIRED 2006 Black Nomad since she was born Greensboro, NC
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phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Headlight Bucket wires SO if I a just wiring an outlet and only need it to be on with the bike I could use a relay and tap into the same wires that you did for the lights? Can I just pair in the ground from the outlet with the ground from the bike and plug them into the relay together?
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BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Headlight Bucket wires OP, I wired lights the same way as Todd. There shouldn't be any problem grounding that way. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-18-2009, 01:15 PM	#6
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Headlight Bucket wires I am wiring an outlet. So using this method the outlet would only be live after I hit the starter button, just like the headlight? Cool. I like that.
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