[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by Rando

I noticed lots of Yamaha gas carts have JBL Cruise speakers installed so I went and bought a pair. How are these wired into the carts? Are they just connected directly to the battery terminals?

I will add a word of caution, the "normal" switched 12 VDC is on the ignition switch and if you add to much load you could blow the main fuse, then your cart is dead. I would suggest adding a relay (low load) to the switched power supply, then run a new fused supply from the battery to the relay and then to the speakers. I have already seen 2 or 3 carts with additional lights, etc that blew this fuse. The final word of caution is some Yamahas sense the "battery voltage" from the switched source and can cause a significant overcharging to the battery due to the additional load. I posted additional info on this in another thread.