Thread: Enginesaver - wiring.

I got power for mine at the cigarette lighter, if thats what you mean

Dazza

As Dazza said, cig lighter is fine. I run mine off the wiring I put in for the air compressor.

All you need is a wire with a live feed, live when the ignition is turned on.
The black earth just goes to an existing earth point - bolt somewhere on the body, usually there will be a bolt in the engine bay with a few other wires coming off, just use one of those.

Cig lighter is pretty easy to access though. Just connect to the live wire on the back of the lighter holder.

I spliced into the constant supply (when the ignition is on) to the cruise switch.
It's easy to get at...simply pull the switch straight forward from the binnicle,use a probe to identify the power wire and spilce the green wire in. I used a standard inline fuse holder, and placed it and the buzzer under the steering wheel behind the drop panel. This is also a good point to find a good earth. The LED can go into the binnicle blank under the cruise switch, or, I have placed into the blank beside the mirror control.

I simply fitted a lug and pressed it onto the spare flat connector on the bottom right of the fuse box, near your right knee. This powers up with the ignition.

Originally Posted by biggin

I simply fitted a lug and pressed it onto the spare flat connector on the bottom right of the fuse box, near your right knee. This powers up with the ignition.

Which one? Is there a ref number for the fuse slot?
I may like to change mine away from the air-comp switch at some point.

Cheers,

I think the key criteria are ;

*Fused
*NOT a direct connection to the battery (always live)
*Powered whenever the engine is running

Hang it off the + side of the lighter socket. If you use scotch locks, make sure you use one that is an appropriate size for the cig lighter wiring. - I accidentally went one size too big. The engine saver tested fine but after a few weeks it stopped giving the beep on power up (was no longer receiving power) . Took a while for the penny to drop and even longer to find the intermittent wiring fault.

Can't afford to have unreliable wiring on a piece of engine protection equipment.

Essential piece of kit IMHO

Regards,
Pete

Thanks to all.....if I connect to the fuse box next to my knee do I need to include a 1amp inline fuse?

Originally Posted by AussieAub

Which one? Is there a ref number for the fuse slot?
I may like to change mine away from the air-comp switch at some point.

Cheers,

When I first added the enginesaver, I checked to make sure this connector was fuse protected, but I can't remember which one. Stupid memory