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4.
Route the cable (within the tubing/loom/wrap) to the frame of the motorcycle. If the control head is
mounted on the motorcycle’s handlebars, leave sufficient slack to allow for full handlebar
steering/travel without any stretching of the cable. This length of the cable must be in
tubing/loom/wrap. Tie and stow as necessary.
5.
Route the cable to the radio case at the rear of the motorcycle and then pass it through the square hole
in the bottom floor of the case.
CAUTION
Do
not
install any wiring or fuse holders over or in the near vicinity of the motorcycle’s
engine, or near other hot items such as exhaust pipes and mufflers. Excessive heat can
cause permanent damage to these components.
6.
Cut excess length from the red and black wires of the cable, leaving enough length for a service loop
inside the radio case, near the Alternator Whine Reject Filter. The red and black wires connect to two
(2) studs on the filter. The white wire is connected in the procedure that follows.
7.
Strip approximately ¼-inch of insulation from the end of the black wire and crimp a #8-stud ring
terminal (has yellow insulation) to it. Ring terminals are included with the installation kit
8.
Remove the nut from the filter’s ground stud (stud labeled “
NEG
”) and slip the ring terminal with the
black wire onto this stud. Three (3) black wires should be connected to this stud. Reinstall the nut
and tighten it securely. Recommended torque is 12 inch-pounds (1.36 Nm). Do not over-tighten the
stub nuts.
9.
Strip approximately ¼-inch of insulation from the end of the red wire and crimp a #8-stud ring
terminal (has yellow insulation) to it.
10.
Obtain one of the waterproof (HFB-type) fuse holders included with the control head’s DC Power
Cable.
11.
Prepare to splice this waterproof fuse holder into the red wire by cutting it again, approximately three
(3) to six (6) inches from the end with the ring terminal.
12.
Strip both wire ends back approximately
⅜
-inch, place a fuse holder shell on each wire, and securely
crimp a fuse holder terminal to each wire end. Before crimping, verify fuse holder shells are oriented
in the correct directions (i.e., with each large end towards the wire end).
13.
Remove the nut from the filter’s DC output stud (stud labeled “RADIO +”) and slip the red wire’s
ring terminal onto the stud. Three (3) red wires should be connected to this stud. Reinstall the nut and
tighten it securely. Recommended torque is 12 inch-pounds (1.36 Nm). Do not over-tighten the stub
nuts.
14.
Obtain the 5-amp AGC-type fuse included with the cable, and install it into the fuse holder.
15.
Label this fuse holder and red wire appropriately (e.g., “Control Head Main Power: 5-AMP FUSE”).
CAUTION
The fuse for the control head’s red wire is rated at 5 amperes. The 3-amp fuse included
with the cable must
not
be used for fusing the control head’s main DC power. It fuses
the head’s white wire.
10.1.4.2 Connect DC Power Cable’s White Wire
A review of the information presented in Section 10.1.1 (page 46) may be beneficial at this time. As
required per the chosen power-up configuration, connect the white wire by following one of the three
procedures presented in the respective sub-section that follows.
