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    M-Unit Blue on the 1982 GS750

    Hi, I have a build thread somewhere else on the forum:

    Are you doing a restoration project of some kind on a GS? Let everyone see what you are doing by posting the details here.


    I'm currently working on the electrical system, and I'm not sure where to connect the regulator. Would it be best to connect it to the battery or to switched 12v on the M-Unit?

    Here's my wiring diagram. I would love it if someone with knowledge of the gs electrical system would take som time to see if there are any major errors. (Except for the missing wire for the high beam indicator that i just spotted ) Noisemaker_koblingsskjema by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

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    And here is the wiring for the motoscope mini:

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      #3
      I know that "M-Unit" exists and have seen one in operation, but have NO idea what it takes to wire one up.

      First of all, congratulations on the artwork.

      It takes a LOT of effort to do a wiring diagram, yours is quite good. It took a while to see what was going on, due to the non-standard colors, but it appears that connecting the R/R output to the battery will be the best option, in your case.

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        #4
        The questions mark is contemplating the "T". That is exactly correct and the equivalent of how the SSPB is designed.

        Note that you need at least 14 AWG on the two wires (Red and Black) from the R/R. The M-unit does not actually carry any ground currents, just enough for the internal electronics. On the other hand, the R/R black handles all return currents.

        And yes, very nice schematics.


        One nit is that you don't have an SPG indicated, but that may be an artifact of your schematic cannot be taken literally?
        Last edited by posplayr; 09-16-2018, 05:51 PM.

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          #5
          Thanks for the feedback The reason for the non standard colors is that I've used the colors for the Motogadget wiring loom. Makes it easier down the road I think.

          Regarding single point ground, I thought you could do that through the frame. I was planning to ground the handlebar equipment in the front of the frame. If that is no good I'll just run a thicker wire from the battery to the front

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            #6
            This is the wiring diagram for a 750T? I'm having issues with my blinkers (turn indicators). I think the connections need to be cleaned...but geeze! That's a nice diagram!


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              #7
              Originally posted by LarsKroghStea View Post
              Thanks for the feedback The reason for the non standard colors is that I've used the colors for the Motogadget wiring loom. Makes it easier down the road I think.

              Regarding single point ground, I thought you could do that through the frame. I was planning to ground the handlebar equipment in the front of the frame. If that is no good I'll just run a thicker wire from the battery to the front
              We I went from mildly concerned to headshaking concerned. Unless you follow the SPG guidelines, you will probably have recurring charging problems.
              The "T" and the SPG are duals. One at the high side and one at the low side.

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                #8
                Originally posted by GSXR7ED View Post
                This is the wiring diagram for a 750T? I'm having issues with my blinkers (turn indicators). I think the connections need to be cleaned...but geeze! That's a nice diagram!


                Ed
                Yes, that is for a 750, but it is VERY different, due to the use of the M-Unit.

                The M-Unit Blue by Motogadget, replaces the fusebox. It also has built-in relays and circuit protection and offers many other things. Personally, I think it is a rather expensive answer to a problem that usually does not exist on our bikes. The one that I saw in use was on a bike that was acquired with a rather butchered wiring harness. Rather than fix or replace the stock harness, the current owner decided to strip it all out and replace it with an M-Unit (basic) and had a bunch of "fun" in the process. I helped him with some of his questions about how different thing functioned so he could program the M-Unit accordingly For all the effort that he went through (and much more, I'm sure, than I am aware of), he could have fixed the stock harness.

                The diagram presented here is rather different than stock. If you notice, things like the oil warning light, horns and ALL of the lights are driven by the M-Unit. That part< alone, makes me nervous. You have to program the M-Unit to tell it whether the inputs are "active HIGH" or "active LOW". You also have to program the outputs to say whether they are "active HIGH" or "active LOW".

                Oh, and besides all this effort, it's also not cheap.

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                mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                Family Portrait
                Siblings and Spouses
                Mom's first ride
                Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                  #9
                  I noticed something else. You only indicated two stator legs?

                  On your grounding scheme, you have to complete the circuits (see picture below). I would not try and ground the handlebar switches through the handlebar. Run a single ground back to the SPG for the handlebar and a single ground run for everything else back to the SPG. If you harness naturally groups into 3 sections then do 3 direct runs to the SPG.


                  Last edited by posplayr; 09-16-2018, 10:28 PM.

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                    #10
                    Thanks guys, your feedback is invaluable I can see now that the oil pressure light is drawn wrong. It is grounded in both ends :/ One leg is of course going to switched plus. The Aux2 output on the m-unit gives 12v whenever the ignition is on. This is equivalent to having it connected to the ignition switch (if you trust the m-unit, wich you should, in the same way you trust the digital components in your new car). The reason why I've done it this way is that there are two ways of turning on the ignition. With the key is the backup method, the normal way is approaching the vehicle with a Bluetooth enabled smartphone. When you do that, no key is needed.
                    I didn't buy the m-unit to fix any problems with the bike, as I could have just done the light switch charging mod. The rest was working fine. I did it because I wanted to replace the handlebar switches with microbuttons and I wanted the extra functionality like better light control, keyless go, programmable alarm, GPS trip logging easily transferred to smartphone, self resetting fuses, logging of voltage and currents for all outputs and logging of running time. You can also expand with wireless Bluetooth connected tyre valves for monitoring of tyre pressure if you want. Some think it's wrong to do these kind of modifications to an old bike, but as you can see in my thread this is hardly an original bike anymore. And I've already taken care of other safety issues like upgrading brake master to Accossato radials and installed new brakelines. Regarding the missing wire from the stator that is another diagram error. I copied the stator and r/r from another picture and one wire was missing. I'll do some modifications later on and post the new diagram. Once again; thank you
                    Last edited by LarsKroghStea; 09-17-2018, 11:56 AM.

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                      #11
                      I've made a new diagram with the 15 amp fuse for the charging circuit and some other modifications. All ground is now leading back to the battery via wires, the oil pressure wiring is corrected and the alternator has three wires. I'll probably modify the routing for the ground wires when I lay it out on the bike.

                      Noisemaker_koblingsskjema by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

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                        #12
                        Good luck ...........

                        For everyone else I would strongly suggest NOT wiring the interconnect between the battery, R/R and M-Unit this way. It is critical to getting the power and ground distributions correct so that the system will age gracefully when corrosion sets it.
                        Last edited by posplayr; 09-17-2018, 01:23 PM.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by posplayr View Post
                          Good luck ...........

                          For everyone else I would strongly suggest NOT wiring the interconnect between the battery, R/R and M-Unit this way. It is critical to getting the power and ground distributions correct so that the system will age gracefully when corrosion sets it.
                          As I am fom Norway and English is not my native language I have to ask so there is no misunderstanding here.. Earlier you were talkin about the "T", what did you mean? By interconnect, do you mean the ground wire? And do you simply mean that it should be separate 12v and ground wires to the R/R?

                          I really want to do this the best way..

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by LarsKroghStea View Post
                            As I am fom Norway and English is not my native language I have to ask so there is no misunderstanding here.. Earlier you were talkin about the "T", what did you mean? By interconnect, do you mean the ground wire? And do you simply mean that it should be separate 12v and ground wires to the R/R?

                            I really want to do this the best way..
                            Sorry, if I was jumping the gun, but you seemed to be ignoring the posts, which I still think is true.
                            If you look at the links in my signature, you will find this one(below). There is a drawing that shows quite specifically how to connect the R/R battery and load. If it doesn't make sense, reread my prior comments. It is in reference to this diagram.

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                              #15
                              Ive moved the connections so it will be easier to see what is going on. Keep in mind that the length and thickness of wires are out of scale. Also the connection points are also not final. The r/r is of course mounted close to the battery, and there will be a ground wire going to each of the main areas for connections and they will be coming from the SPG.

                              Noisemaker_koblingsskjema by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

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