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Originally Posted by InvisiBill
I ended up making a whole new post about it, figuring it would be good info to have on hand. Headlight delay relay bypass
It's pretty similar to what you're doing, but simplified a little. If ACC is always hot, that should mean it's powered by the white wire coming from the MAIN fuse. Using ACC (with a relay triggered by the brown wire) would probably have slightly less loss than powering it directly from the HEAD circuit (which is fed by the brown wire coming from the ignition switch). However, the HEAD circuit is what directly powers the OEM headlight, so you're still at least as good as stock if you were to just move the blue/yellow wire to the other pin at the junction box (and bypassing the relay stuff is probably a tiny improvement itself).
One drawback to your approach is that the ACC fuse is now responsible for the headlight as well as any actual accessories you have plugged into those leads. If your heated gloves or phone charger blow the fuse, you lose your headlight too. Not necessarily a big issue for you personally, but I think it's less than ideal for general audience advice. |
Thanks Bill, I already subscribed to your new thread! I think you're right, and I will no doubt do what you are suggesting once I digest it and decide to take the time to dive back into it. I agree that any other accessory blowing that fuse is less than ideal, but I don't run anything else on the bike as it's virtually a plated track bike.