12v or 15 V DC power source
Black box shown opened in photo.
Size: 2" X 3" X .75" thick
RECOMMENDED!!
Click here to see assembly tips and schematic and other info on the TOURATECH-USA website.
If your dirtbike has a 12vAC headlight and taillight, but no battery, or 6V system, this device will provide 15vDC output to run small electronic devices from the headlight wires. Output is enough to power a greyscale GPS (not enough for StreetPilot ColorMap).
Item 030-0021 will operate Garmin 45, 45XL, 48, 12XL, 12MAP, II, II+, III, III+, V, all 60, all 76, all 176, StreetPilot(grey only) and some other 12v GARMIN GPSs directly. For these GPSs, buy the GC12V hardwire kit. These GPSs listed above can accept up to 30vDC input as long as it is clean power. For these GPSs, if you have no electric starter, we recommend 15v model 030-0021 to provide clean power.
If you use a standard 12v regulator-rectifier to provide 12vDV be aware
that there are spikes to 30v that will burn out the power management circuit
(the circuitry that decides how to adjust incoming power) of your GPS.
Garmin knows about this problem, you may have some explaining to do the
second time you burn it out. If you have electric start it we think the
battery is large enough to smooth out the spikes. If you have a small
battery such as those provided on DualSport kits, then it is risky.
When the battery is in good condition (new, and fully charged) it is usually
OK. But when the little battery is dead; ----and this happens often, either
by switch left on, or after a long idling downhill ---- (where your brakelight
drains the battery), it is very dangerous to run the GPS during the recharging
phase. We recommend that if your bike does not have an electric starter,
then your battery is probably not big enough to smooth out the spikes,
and thus you probably should use a 030-0021. If you have run the battery
dead we recommend that you turn off the GPS and unplug the headlight (or
invert the 3-prong plug on the headlight) to give a maximum shot to the
battery, then only run the GPS after the battery has re-charged. If your
battery won't hold a charge don't ever run the GPS on that circuit (unless
you have the 030-0021).
GPS176 shown running on a 400cc dirtbike supplied by 030-0021. For motorcycles with small Nicad battery (or no battery) it is highly adviseable to use this converter. Under the condition where the battery is very low (maybe the switch was left on or after continued use of the starter) the voltage can fluctuate wildly. This is bad for the GPS. This can happen naturally whenever the battery is low because the charging system on dirtbikes is rather crude. Using 030-0021 provides a smooth steady safe source of power for electronics.
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Touratech 15v power converter 030-0021 The 15v model might maintain a charge on a small 12v battery but we have not tested this specifically. |
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Some GPS Details:
For GPS12 (5-8V) you must incorporate "g10084" powercord by adding a female cigarette lighter adapter. G10084 must be 'hardened' for use on a motorcycle. Or you can remove the 6vDC stepdown transformer circuitboard and incorporate it into your system.
For eTrex & eMap (2.5v), you must incorporate "g10203" powercord by adding a female cigarette lighter adapter. G10203 must be 'hardened' for use on a motorcycle. Or you can remove the 3vDC stepdown transformer circuitboard and incorporate it into your system. For g10203 you MUST prevent grounding of the exposed terminals of the GPS end connector.
In many cases, 030-0021+g10203 is too much hardware to add to a motorcycle.
For external power to eMap/eTrex please see simpler "gce3vC".