This is how I would recommend installing it. See my diagram on the sig line below at the end of the document.
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Ok, I do see how my explanation could have been misinterpreted. In defense of the "audience" though I would hope that they would read the rest of a post before doing things to their bike. I thought that if I or we explained the reasons behind the suggestions then the readers could be benefited in the future. It was also for my own benefit, to verify my own knowledge and understanding. So, sorry amontyg for derailing your thread.
You might want to check out my thread on "installing a voltmeter" its somewhere on the front page, in there I posted a diagram of a relay. Sometimes, wherever you connect the sense wire is going to have a voltage that is lower than the actual battery voltage, because of resistance from corrosion. This is especially common on older bikes like ours. So the ideal place for a sense wire to be is on the positive battery terminal. However this would slowly drain the battery all the time, even when the bike is off. A relay is going to let the sense wire read directly from the positive terminal, without draining the battery. If you hook up a relay the right way, it will turn off current to the sense wire when the bike is off. PM me if you are interested in doing this. If your battery is being overcharged, then this would definitely help you.
You might want to check out my thread on "installing a voltmeter" its somewhere on the front page, in there I posted a diagram of a relay. Sometimes, wherever you connect the sense wire is going to have a voltage that is lower than the actual battery voltage, because of resistance from corrosion. This is especially common on older bikes like ours. So the ideal place for a sense wire to be is on the positive battery terminal. However this would slowly drain the battery all the time, even when the bike is off. A relay is going to let the sense wire read directly from the positive terminal, without draining the battery. If you hook up a relay the right way, it will turn off current to the sense wire when the bike is off. PM me if you are interested in doing this. If your battery is being overcharged, then this would definitely help you.
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