power source?

[walleye 4 me]

I just bought a 97 indy trail touring with electric start. I am wondering if I can wire up a cigerette lighter style plug off the battery to power my lowrance h2oc gps?

[ripstick]

You can do that or just tap into the wireing. Get a plug with the rubber cover fot it.

[BoxMN]

Slightly different question, maybe rookie question , but can you wire a 12v outlet from a sled without a battery?...

[Jim Almquist]

The sled motor still has to provide electricity to run the lights and hand warmers so your only problem would be splicing into the wiring before it gets to the on and off switch's and that it is providing 12 volts. Just pull a bulb and it should state what voltage it needs.

[TimR]

Slightly different question, maybe rookie question , but can you wire a 12v outlet from a sled without a battery?...

Yes, with a bit of work. I'll bet you'll find the current is A/C on a sled w/out a battery, so you need to put in a rectifier to convert the current to DC. A small battery wouldn't hurt either to clean up the power supply.

Let me go see if I can find a schematic:

Tim

Edit: - Can't post a link, but a bit of google will yield you a do-it-yourself version, or you can just purchase Polaris 12 volt DC kit PN# 2872214.

[BoxMN]

Thanks guys! I have an XC500 that might get that kit

[broken_line]

not to hijack but, can you hook the cig plug right up to the batt? seems easier and removable.

[TimR]

not to hijack but, can you hook the cig plug right up to the batt? seems easier and removable.

Certainly - if it has a battery.

Tim

[ChuckN]

I was crazy one night and experimented with wiring up a cigarette plug into sled wires after taking some voltage tests....let's say I'm glad I didn't plug my GPS in for the initial test. It fried an old cell phone instead. Voltage got too low to handle.

Find a spot to put a small gel cell battery under the hood, secure the battery down somehow, run a couple feet of wire and good to go. Been doing it for years, no problems.

[walleye 4 me]

Chuck, do you mean you hooked up to your sleds battery and that happened? Or does your sled not have a battery? I don't want to fry my GPS!!!

[Northlander]

I hooked up a cig lighter adaptoe to my 96 Polaris Touring and used a coiled plug with a inline fuse and have had no issues in 2 years doing so.

[ChuckN]

That particular sled did not have a battery.

Personally, I wouldn't splice into wires and hope it's gives out 12V. Go directly to a battery how ever you rig it.

[Grainbelt]

Seems easier to bring some AA bateries.

[fish_hunt]

your sled runs on ac. you need to make a rectifier/regulator if you dont have a battery. here is a schematic http://www.numbskull.com/snowmo/gps/schematic.asp

I just made one a week ago and it work great. the part# are not right but radio shack has all the stuf in stock the Rectifier 200V 1A may not be there but I used a 400v 4A and it works fine just dont forget a inline fuse