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Wiring question...

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Bob Denman

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Okay; I'm getting my courage wound up nice and tight, and now wiring question for the experts...:shocked:
I'm going to be using the installation of a Stebel horn as the subterfuge that'll get the RonBar nailed into place... :opps:
The problem is; what gauge wiring should I be using for this horn?
Geoff sent me an EXCELLENT wiring diagram (:clap::thumbup:), that shows a 25 amp fuse stuck in between the battery, and the relay. I'm guessing that I also need a prety stout line going from the relay to the horn, and then from the horn, to ground...
Any suggestions?:dontknow:
Thanks! :thumbup:
 
hey bob

it should tell u in your instructions what gauge to use, or at least the minimum gauge u can use.:thumbup:
 
How about for the wires that don't need to be so heavy duty? Should I go ahead and just run everything in 12 gauge?:dontknow:
 
Bob Denman said:
How about for the wires that don't need to be so heavy duty? Should I go ahead and just run everything in 12 gauge?:dontknow:
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When you break into the horn push-button circuit you'll discover that it uses fairly thin wires. There is no point in beefing up this wiring unnecessarily. You'll probably use Positaps to extend the horn push-button circuit to the switching side of the relay, as I have done (see photos) so I would advise you to keep the wires you use similarly low amperage and manageable. (Manageable: Comparatively, thicker wiring is stiffer, more difficult to bend thro tight angles and requires heavier-gauge fittings).
 
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Thanks Geoff! :thumbup: I was actually wondering how well two different-sized wires would mate up in my clumsy paws! :opps:
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Putting together my shopping list...
 
Bob Denman said:
I'm afraid of either cracking the di-lithium crystals, or perhaps other unintended consequences... :shocked:


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What is the purpose of sounding like a Passing freight train???????????:dontknow:

People aren,t even phased by Car alarms blaring in a parking lot anymore? Sounds to me by the time you blow it you could be in real danger and when you blow it people are going to be P****** Off at you, Not something you want when your on a Fragile Spyder???:yikes:
 
You might be missing the entire point of having a horn; to get somebody's attention. :shocked:
I don't care what they think of me if I've got to lay some decibels on them. I just want them to stop whatever boneheaded thing it is that they're doing and don't collect me in the process.
Story:
I had air horns on my GoldWing... Crossing a bridge; left lane... kid in the right lane along side of me started looking in the rearview mirror
(I start figuring that the moron is gonna cut me off. I cover the horn button...
As soon as he started to twitch the wheel; I gave him the Fiamm!
He actually bounced off the guardrail on the right hand side after he got done getting back out of my way...
Mission accomplished! :2thumbs:
 
Bob Denman said:
You might be missing the entire point of having a horn; to get somebody's attention. :shocked:
I don't care what they think of me if I've got to lay some decibels on them. I just want them to stop whatever boneheaded thing it is that they're doing and don't collect me in the process.
Story:
I had air horns on my GoldWing... Crossing a bridge; left lane... kid in the right lane along side of me started looking in the rearview mirror
(I start figuring that the moron is gonna cut me off. I cover the horn button...
As soon as he started to twitch the wheel; I gave him the Fiamm!
He actually bounced off the guardrail on the right hand side after he got done getting back out of my way...
Mission accomplished! :2thumbs:
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Backing off a little to allow him room to do something boneheaded would be too much trouble? I suppose it was easier to dodge the schrapnel when he crashed. :dontknow: Sorry, your approach makes no sense to me. I guess it's different here away from "civilization." Glad he didn't collect you when he bounced off the guardrail.
 
Bob Denman said:
You might be missing the entire point of having a horn; to get somebody's attention. :shocked:
I don't care what they think of me if I've got to lay some decibels on them. I just want them to stop whatever boneheaded thing it is that they're doing and don't collect me in the process.
Story:
I had air horns on my GoldWing... Crossing a bridge; left lane... kid in the right lane along side of me started looking in the rearview mirror
(I start figuring that the moron is gonna cut me off. I cover the horn button...
As soon as he started to twitch the wheel; I gave him the Fiamm!
He actually bounced off the guardrail on the right hand side after he got done getting back out of my way...
Mission accomplished! :2thumbs:
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I had just the opposite happen to me, Old guy about 50, Starts to drift onto my lane. I was in a 71 beetle,
and i installed Fiamm Air horns, Hit the horns and he swung into me, His excuse was the horns startle him and didn't know where i was and he just reacted.
I would never use extra [obnoxious] loud horns on a Trike/Bike, you just might piss off the wrong person.nojoke
 
boborgera said:
I would never use extra [obnoxious] loud horns on a Trike/Bike, you just might piss off the wrong person.nojoke
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I really don't care about upsetting them; I just want to make sure that they know that I'm there. If it makes them mad; :cus: 'em! We've got more than enough road-rage laws and hungry lawyers to take care of anything that they do, that is monumentally stupid... :shocked:
 
boborgera said:
I had just the opposite happen to me, Old guy about 50, Starts to drift onto my lane. I was in a 71 beetle,
and i installed Fiamm Air horns, Hit the horns and he swung into me, His excuse was the horns startle him and didn't know where i was and he just reacted.
I would never use extra [obnoxious] loud horns on a Trike/Bike, you just might piss off the wrong person.nojoke
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:agree: When I ride my Spyders I ride Defensively at ALL times and Remind myself EVERY time I leave home that "I,m the Weak Kid on the Block" when I,m on my Spyder!! The Spyder will NEVER win a Rage War?nojoke
 
Scotty,
I was in traffic up to my neck and didn't have that option available to me.
And I was also a lot younger; without the benefit of the experience that I now have stored in my melon...
 
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