P700 Wiring Help for Newbie

[Rerun7]

Ok, so got my new p700 and of course I have to add some stuff, haha.

I’m pretty handy at most things but I’m a total newbie when it comes to any type of wiring. I’ve been trying to read some of the threads here but I’m thoroughly confused. I wired the light bar and relay to my truck but that’s the extent of my knowledge.

Here’s what I plan on adding: winch, front light bar, rear light pods and voltmeter.

Could someone walk me through some of the basics of how to get all this wired up? Some of the questions I have:

Do I need to add a fuse box?

Can I wire all the switches to the same 12v key on wire? (Maybe with a subharness?). Or do I need to tap into multiple 12v wires for some of it (i.e. winch on one, lights on another)

Can the battery handle all this or do I need a 2nd battery?

Thanks in advance for the help. I’d rather DIY if I can vs paying a shop to do it.

 

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[Hondasxs]

Have you picked out your light bar yet? How many watts or amps?
It may require a relay and can work just like your truck did.
Rear light will most likely be a small draw and could run off just a fuse or even key on power if under 6 amps.
Winch and voltmeter are basically an irrilivant draw and can run off key on power without a fuse.

If that's all you want. That's all easy and you can do it.
No second battery needed for that.

For key on power. You can tap a wire. or buy a wire harness. I sell one here that is nice - KEY ON POWER Harness for Honda Pioneer 1000, 700, 500, and Talon 1000.

Post questions.

 

[Rerun7]

Haven’t picked out the light bar yet. Wasn’t sure if I needed to stay under a certain amount of amps, etc. I had planned on installing a relay with it.

I was looking at that harness but saw the 8A max. The switch I am using said 20A and since I’d end up with 3 switches and the voltmeter I assumed that was too much load for it.

That got me thinking about needing to possibly tap into multiple wires to keep a smaller load off any one fuse.

 

[Hondasxs]

Your switch is rated for 20a max. It can handle that. Not that it requires that. The switch requires very little to work the lights.

Anywhere you tap for key-on power is limited to the 15a ACC circuit. This harness is also on the same 15A ACC circuit. I say 8 amps because you never want to push the limits. I may end up changing that to 15A as I have had several people ask this similar question.

Here is a example.
Switch 1 - Light bar - 20 amps - needs relay - so power through the switch will be under 1 amp.
Switch 2 - Rear lights, 36 watts = 3 amps. This can run off the wire harness shown.
Switch 3 - Winch
Spot 4 - volt meter Winch and volt combined will be under 1 amp.
So, that's 5 amps via the key on the system.
*** all rough examples.

 

[Hondasxs]

Another reason I say 8 amps. is because the CIG socket is also on this same circuit. saying 8 amps leave 7 amps for its use.

 

[Rerun7]

That’s helpful. The only amp ratings I saw on any of the accessories were what it will draw off the battery so I really wasn’t sure what the load on the switch would be.

 

[Hondasxs]

all depends if you use a relay.
The relay would handle the load, not the switch or key-on power circuit.

 

[Rerun7]

Are there relays that can take multiple accessories or is it always a 1 to 1 relationship?

 

[Hondasxs]

Are there relays that can take multiple accessories or is it always a 1 to 1 relationship?

Idk.. I'm sure there is. Most likley just 2 relays in 1 box.

Most all are 1 to 1.

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