It's so nice of Triumph to give us a lovely LED on the clocks showing that the alarm is turned on... or showing any savvy thieves that there's no bloody alarm on the bike because it's not flashing!!!
I'm just waiting for an Acumen CAT3.1 alarm arriving in the post, and thought I'd spec out the wiring required to fit it to the existing harness.
It's actually very simple, and shows that if you like you could create a dummy circuit for a few cents to flash the alarm LED, probably providing almost as much deterrent as a real alarm.
Anyway, here are the pinouts for the Daytona and Street-Triple, so I assume it's the same for all the latest Triumphs:
(This is the Triumph internal connector, NOT the external alarm connector)
1: Engine Run A - To instrument panel and ECM
2: Engine Run B - From fuel pump and engine stop switch (link to 1 to run bike)
3: Starter Enable A - To instrument panel and ECM (common with 1)
4: Ignition On (output) - Ignition on indicator (common with 2)
5: Starter Enable B - To engine start button (link to 3 or 1 to run bike)
6: +12v - Linked via Fuse 4 (10A)
7: Left Indicator - Link to +12V (pin 6) to illuminate
8: Right Indicator - Link to +12V (pin 6) to illuminate
9: 0v - Ground (common with 12)
10: LED- - Led 0V (-ve)
11: LED+ - Led +1.5V (Do NOT connect to 12V!!! Use 1K resistor in series for 12mA LED, 500ohm for 24mA etc.)
12: 0v - Ground (common with 9)
In summary, if your alarm has a single ignition disabler relay then connect it between 1 & 2, so nothing works if the alarm is enabled, but if it has a double relay use the other N/O circuit to link 3 & 5.
For the worlds most basic 'alarm simulator' just build or buy a simple LED flasher kit like
this, or
build your own. You may choose to replace the unused second LED with a high value resistor to save a few milliamps of battery usage.
I just got my Street Triple delivered 2 days ago but decided to forgo the DataTool S4 as it would take me about 10 years to recoup the cost on insurance savings, and I know from experience that a simple alarm with flashing LED discourages all thieves but those with a van, so buy a more cost-effective alarm and spend some of that saved money on a hugger, chain oiler, or oggie knobs instead!
My first Triumph and hence my first posting here, so hopefully someone finds this info useful, and if anyone's interested I'll post my findings after the alarm is fitted (otherwise I'll just shut up and go away
).
Cheers,
Jason
Pinout for fitting your own alarm (or even just an LED flasher)
Linear Mode
