My Trail Tech Voyager Keeps Killing My Battery!
It might be killing your battery, too, so here’s how I fixed mine for $7.
Tools:
- Wire Strippers
- Dielectric Grease
- Heat Gun
Parts:
- Switch
- Heat Shrink Tubes
- Zip Ties
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I used the cheapest waterproof handlebar switch I could find and some shrink tube.
Waterproof was just a buzzword, so I goobered mine with dielectric grease.
This is a switch for lights, so I won’t be needing the plug ends.
I mounted mine next to the magic button and ran the leads as well as I was able.
This is an inline switch, so all it is doing is interrupting the flow of power.
Related: You should always take a trail pack with you when you ride. Here’s what I have in mine!
An inline switch is typically installed along the positive path because sending dc to something without grounding it can potentially hurt it.
I want to be able to unplug and remove my trail tech, so I want to use the stock connector.
I cut the power wires about 5 inches in front of the connector.
For this switch, orange was positive, and green was negative.
I connected the battery side positive to orange, then the voyager side positive to green to add the switch into the circuit.
Then I reconnected the black negative wires.
I tested to make sure everything is connected correctly; then, I cleaned up the wiring as well as I could.
If you have questions about this install, please let me know in the comments or on social.
