I picked up a Hogtunes MSA-1 speaker system designed for the Memphis Shades fairing while at BikeWeek this past weekend. The system sounds good and it fits really well in the fairing, especially when paired with the MS tri-pack. However, the place I had install it looks like they "hotwired" the system, meaning that it's powered on all the time even with the ignition off. Luckily I didn't get stranded and found this out while cleaning up the bike when I got home.
The MSA-1 system is a speaker/amp combo and only has 3 wires, one to the negative and one to the positive battery. The other is an orange wire that I'm assuming powers the amp on/off based on where it's wired to. It's a pretty simple installation and I feel like an idiot having to ask, but what is the best wire to hook this orange wire to that will turn off when the ignition is off? I've tried searching this forum and I've found some pretty informative stuff, but not able to find the best answer to this question. Should I run it through a fuse connection or relay? They installed it to the light bar power wire, but even when the ignition is off the speakers/amp still play - weird.
It's obvious that I'm no electical expert, but these came with no instructions and I can't find a link to the manual online.
The MSA-1 system is a speaker/amp combo and only has 3 wires, one to the negative and one to the positive battery. The other is an orange wire that I'm assuming powers the amp on/off based on where it's wired to. It's a pretty simple installation and I feel like an idiot having to ask, but what is the best wire to hook this orange wire to that will turn off when the ignition is off? I've tried searching this forum and I've found some pretty informative stuff, but not able to find the best answer to this question. Should I run it through a fuse connection or relay? They installed it to the light bar power wire, but even when the ignition is off the speakers/amp still play - weird.
It's obvious that I'm no electical expert, but these came with no instructions and I can't find a link to the manual online.