Yamaha 12v outlet plug

[Fenlander]

On this new to me 2003 Yamaha 15 2st I have a 12v outlet. Does anyone know what plug is needed to fit the socket... Yamaha specific or is there something generic available?

Seems to be a male/female combo.

[jeffstevens763@g]

Is that the charging outlet if so I'd say yam specific

[Fenlander]

Well it's a bit puzzling actually. Think I need to look into it.

In the manual it says it's an AC 12V 40/60/80W power outlet that must only be used for lighting and not to connect to a battery.

The OB is fitted with a lighting coil plus what Yamaha call a regulator/rectifier so I'd have thought it would be 12V DC suitable for a battery.

Here is the diagram in the workshop manual. I've found a comment on the net to charge a battery you need to use the currently unconnected red wire plus an earth.

[jeffstevens763@g]

Looking at the diagram it's not regulated just straight from the coil,You could start her up and put a meter across it David to prove

[Fenlander]

I hadn’t looked at the diagram until putting the image up just now. It’s odd the plug is straight off the coil and in the standard setup the regulator/rectifier is connected in parallel to the socket but it’s output isn’t connected to anything.

I’ll have a probe with the multimeter when it’s next running.

[jeffstevens763@g]

I would drop a meter across I'm not an electronics man and not familiar with the symbols they could be semi conductors only allowing DC to flow from the regulator