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Africa Twin with Accessories | Points Unknown

Accessory Wiring for the Honda Africa Twin | Part 1

November 3, 2019December 10, 2022 Austin 5 Comments Africa Twin, electrical, Honda, Motorcycle Accessories, wiring

Summary (TL:DR) To get switched power to accessories controlled by the key/ignition, I highly recommend the kit from Eastern Beaver.

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Sprinter Adventure Van: How much battery power do you really need?

January 8, 2019August 25, 2019 Austin 0 Comments camper, electrical, rv conversion, sprinter, travelswithDAPHNE, van, vanlife, winter

When I was first building DAPHNE (our van) I agonized quite a bit over the right amount of batteries have,

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Van Project: Hands-Free DC Water Pump Paddle Switch

August 18, 2018August 31, 2019 Austin 0 Comments camper, electrical, rv conversion, sprinter, travelswithDAPHNE, van, vanlife, water

We made a hands-free water pump switch by using a momentary on-off (SPST) push-button and wiring that in parallel with our old on-off switch. On top of the button we built a wooden paddle that allows us to put a leg or a knee onto the paddle in order to achieve hands free activation of the water pump. Easy as that.