wordsmith Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Can some kindly soul please point me in the right direction. E Bay seems to have too many options, several offering additional features, but all I need is a simple 'plug' to push into the cigarette-lighter socket on the lhs of the bike, with a USB outlet at the top. I have an unwanted Navman sat-nav device that I thought I may as well use here, even though I very rarely venture out of my comfort-zone, geographically-speaking! Thank in advance. Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Got mine from the local servo, is better than the eBay ones I have used in the past. They are usually on a carousel stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 7, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 7, 2019 I bought one at a department store. I also got a o-ring to seal and hold it more securely in the socket. It’s worked well for a couple of years. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Looking further into this - and I refer to the left-hand side 'cig-lighter' socket - there are what appear to be two metal contact points deep inside the empty socket - see pic below - a small circular one in the centre and a small square one directly above. The socket itself is solid, unlike the right-hand side socket which is just an empty 'hole'. But most of the USB-outlet plugs to suit this l.h.s.socket appear to have two spade-terminals at the bottom of the plug, not workable on my bike, unless I'm missing something - see second pic. Any thoughts, or - preferably - a link to the item somewhere? Thanks.. Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The bottom pic is for fitment to the R/H hole in the dash or somewhere else on the bike. The one I have looks like this Comsol Single Port USB Car Charger 2.1A Black | Officeworks WWW.OFFICEWORKS.COM.AU Recharge your USB devices as you drive with a Comsol USB Car Charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 hours ago, wordsmith said: But most of the USB-outlet plugs to suit this l.h.s.socket appear to have two spade-terminals at the bottom of the plug, not workable on my bike, unless I'm missing something - see second pic. Any thoughts, or - preferably - a link to the item somewhere? I think you're over thinking it. The standard cig socket has two wires going to it, plus and minus. It is essentially exactly the same as the new voltmeter/usb socket you have bought. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted March 8, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 8, 2019 @wordsmith You dont fit the new socket "inside" the old socket, you have to remove the old socket and put the new one "in place of" the old one. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 @wordsmith your second photo shows the 2 spade terminals I mentioned in my message to you about wiring in your voltmeter. Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 8, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 8, 2019 Here’s what I use. It plugs into the outlet you already have. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Thank you all: something as simple as this really shouldn't be so obscure! But despite being deeply hurt by capt scarlet's suggesting that I was over-thinking it (sob!), I continued, for I have found that thinking about an issue often resolves it! So today I browsed the local KMart and found a universal USB socket outlet, same as micah2074's above, and bought it for a mere $4. It slipped easily into the lhs socket, and lo! - there was power to my NavMan. Now, I have only been considering installing this device as it is now an unwanted spare at home, my wife having recently acquired a newer system in her car. I have had OE factory sat.navs fitted to previous BMW Roadster and GS bikes, and never bothered to fire them up as I always considered that they'd be a distraction on the road, and in my mind on a motorbike distraction = destruction. So I may never use it, especially as I have no plans to venture far away from familiar territory in the near future, and even my planned 4500km northern circuit in June may not require its use.. However, I'm prepared to try it, now that it works, and I need to find a location for it. The best place from an ease of visibility point of view seems to be on top of the anti-glare hood that I made up and fitted some time ago - see pic below. I'll make up a narrow channel to run along the top of the hood, line it with non-slip and anti-vibration neoprene, and stand the device in that, resting its top against the windscreen. I have to think about securing it, but a thought comes to mind that I can use a length of slim elastic cord that would hold it down safely. If nothing else, it will allow me some enjoyable tinkering and fiddling time! Stay tuned for more... Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 14 hours ago, wordsmith said: Thank you all: something as simple as this really shouldn't be so obscure! But despite being deeply hurt by capt scarlet's suggesting that I was over-thinking it (sob!), I continued, for I have found that thinking about an issue often resolves it! So today I browsed the local KMart and found a universal USB socket outlet, same as micah2074's above, and bought it for a mere $4. It slipped easily into the lhs socket, and lo! - there was power to my NavMan. I'm gonna keep up the psychological warfare I'm afraid.....🤪 I also thought about just buying an adapter like the one you've purchased, until I read the many threads complaining that they always vibrate loose in the socket and stop charging whatever's plugged into them. That's what prompted me to install a fixed USB-socket in the empty hole on the right hand side of the dashboard. Might be worth considering given that you're planning a long journey. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 14 hours ago, wordsmith said: Given your intended mounting location I would like to recommend the Cosmo GPS mount which sits behind the windscreen. I have used it to mount my iPhone 6S in an Ultimateaddons case: According to the retailers website they even ship to The Colonies. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 15 hours ago, captainscarlet said: I'm gonna keep up the psychological warfare I'm afraid.....🤪 I also thought about just buying an adapter like the one you've purchased, until I read the many threads complaining that they always vibrate loose in the socket and stop charging whatever's plugged into them. That's what prompted me to install a fixed USB-socket in the empty hole on the right hand side of the dashboard. Might be worth considering given that you're planning a long journey. CS This one seems to be a pretty tight fit in the socket, tho' I guess time will tell. The rhs 'hole' will have a voltage readout installed, once I receive it - it's on a slow boat from China! Decided after possibly over-thinking it to purchase a proper mount for the NavMan, finding the seemingly thousands on offer on E Bay. Found this one - it rotates so the horizontal/ landscape orientation can be maintained; it's aluminium rather than plastic; and it's stocked in Sydney so I won't have to wait too long for it. AUD$14. The tall support stem should allow it to be mounted on the central h'bar section between the 'bar mounts, for easy access, but if in use I find it a distraction I'll ditch the entire set-up, or maybe find an alternative location. Rather be lost than dead! All that remains for now is to read, learn, and inwardly digest the operating instructions which - strangely - are in the device already! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 10, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 10, 2019 I read the stories of the plug jiggling loose. That’s one of the reasons I use an o-ring. Never had the problem. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, micah2074 said: I read the stories of the plug jiggling loose. That’s one of the reasons I use an o-ring. Never had the problem. I have a collection of rubber O-rings - if necessary I guess one will fit! But I say again - it's a pretty tight push-fit as-is. Maybe the voltmeter in the rhs socket may need extra 'padding' - we'll see. Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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