Output Terminal?

[genejohnson]

I was just looking at the 1979 GS850 schematic and seen a block titled "Output Terminal" and don't quite understand its purpose. It appears to have a red wire going to it from the starter relay, and maybe a switch to ground? Does it have a specific task? Gene

[hikermikem]

Is this it?

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=150794

[genejohnson]

That looks like the one but it still doesn't tell me what the purpose of it is! Gene

[Steve]

The purpose of that terminal is so you can add FARKLES.

You don't know what a FARKLE is?

Fancy
Accessory,
Really
Kool,
Likely
Expensive.

Note that it is NOT switched, but you can add a charger for your cell phone, a GPS, just about anything you want that won't overtax the charging system.

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[Redman]

Gene,

Perhaps you are refering to the terminal on the bottom of the fuse block. As stated above by others, that will be unswitched by the ignition key switch so is on all the time.

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[genejohnson]

Thanks all, I think I understand its function now. I was comparing the differences between the 1979 and the 1980 and because I have a 1980 and it doesn't have one, I couldn't visually quite understand the function of it. Gene

[Steve]

I was comparing the differences between the 1979 and the 1980 and because I have a 1980 and it doesn't have one, ...

Are you sure? If you have five fuses in your panel, you still have the AUX fuse.
The five fuses are:
1. Lights, including headlight, tail light and instrument panel
2. Signals, including turn signals, horn and brakes
3. Ignition, including coils, ignitor and starter activation circuit.
4. Main
5. AUX terminal

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[genejohnson]

Steve, I originally had the impression it was a seperate block. In the schematic it is shown as an entity of its own. I understand now. Thanks Gene

[Steve]

Up through the '79 models, it was in a separate block.

Here is a picture from a '79 850:


For comparison, here is one from an '82 850L:


For further comparison, here is the main fuse panel (yeah, there's more) from a 2000 Wing:


There are about a dozen relays and a few more fuses behind that cover on the right.

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