Re: [2cylinderhondas] PO wiring

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Steve;
    Ray Cave, the Eagle-et (sp) king of the world is correct.  I have seen a few of them set up this way, but I will bet Ray has done the setting up.  I always wondered if this would also be charging the battery at the same time?
Ray, any notes on this?
Bill

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> Steve, it might be for tail-light wiring for pulling your Honda on > a tow bar behind
> an R.V. - it would be like wiring a small trailer for lights, > except it's not a trailer,
> it's a Honda - you might look under the front bumper and see if > there has been
> a tow bar attached in it's previous life - I think the Honda could > be towed w/all
> four wheels down.  Ray
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> Fri, 9/5/08, Steven
> Michelsen
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> > Michelsen
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> > [2cylinderhondas] PO wiring
> > To: "Honda group - anzhonda600owners"
> > , "Honda group - > > 2cylinderhondas" > > > > Date: Friday, > > September 5, 2008, 8:41 AM
> > In the process of pulling the battery and
> > tray for my rectifier-cable- replacement project, I discovered some > > wiring that could only be done by some previous owner.  I cannot > > tell what on earth this guy had in mind!  It's a four-pin > > connector, the sort that's found on the rear bumper of one's car, to > > connect trailer lighting, with some slack and a cable that goes > > through the firewall, then traces inside the car along the side, where > > it is connected to a multi-wire strip heading for the back of the > > car.  I have not yet traced it to the end.
> > See this picture
> > of the cable in the engine
> > bay.  I have left it all intact for further investigation.
> > Anybody care to guess what this is all about?
> > Steve

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Dale;
Yes, understand what your saying, but the lights are on via the hookup with the tow vehicle and the Honda 600 body feed which is on all the time.  That's why the lights come on when the switches are pulled.  The turn signals route thought the ignition, but the emergency blinkers, parking lights and head lights are hot all the time and depending on where they attached the turn signal the power could be pushed to the battery.
Bill

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> Bill,
>    I don't believe you are correct.  While the cigarette
> lighter may have a direct path back to the 12 volt
> battery,  the lights have a path to the +12 volts battery via the > switches (turn signal and headlight switches).
> If the switches are in their open state (off),  any voltage applied > by the trailer wiring will not find its way to the battery.  All the rear > lighting on the 600 has one side grounded and the other side is activated by > applying
> +12 via a switch (brake switch, turn signal switch, and headlight > switch).
> Dale
> > Yep, understand, but think of recharging your battery by plugging in > > a wire from one cigar lighter to another, it does work, and the body feed is > > wired the same for lights as it is for the cigar lighter.  So if you > > are pushing 12V to the lights why not to the battery.    A > > test would be plugging it in and remove the positive side of the battery and > > hook a volt meter up to it.  I will bet there is power.  That > > would trickle charge your battery.
> > Bill
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