# 825/2. 12volt accessory tap **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 2, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/825-2-12volt-accessory-tap/28156 "2024-08-02T16:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cformony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Cformony](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cformony)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/825-2-12volt-accessory-tap/28156/1 "2024-08-02T16:03:41Z")
Hi, on my 01 gem 825/2 can anyone tell me where the best place to get 12volts is? I want to install some accessories like a radio. ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/825-2-12volt-accessory-tap/28156/2 "2024-08-02T20:38:29Z")
Sure, On early (Gen1) cars, the factory supplied a set of wires specifically for this option. Tucked into the main harness, usually over on the right side (maybe center), look for a Purple wire with a spade connector crimped onto it. Usually a Black wire can be found bundled with it. It might be still covered with tape and hidden. Sometimes these wires peel off the first connector with a second connector(so you can plug in two things). You might need to remove both the upper and lower sections of the dash panels to locate these wires. **Future use?** Oddly enough, there are a couple other wires in there too if you feel like ferreting them out. Note that there are a couple(2) of unused/empty fuse spaces in your block. I pulled the block off it’s mount and found a couple wires coming off the back of those blank spots. I forget what colors they were(I’ll see if I can find some notes reference this), but they also appeared downstream in the harness. These are not marked in the wiring diagram, and probably installed for future use. ---
**Author:** ![Cformony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Cformony](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cformony)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/825-2-12volt-accessory-tap/28156/3 "2024-08-02T21:59:18Z")
Kewl, I was hoping not to have to pick a battery and hard wire it. Going back to my auto racing days, Since it’s purple can I assume it’s key switch controlled? Lol… About 60 seconds with a volt meter and I’ll have that answer… purple and black buried in the harness to the right of the controller… I get my charger back from elcon Tues or Wed, so I’ll have to take it apart anyway. Perfect time to install a couple of terminal blocks. Then I can just wire whatever accessories to the blocks… btw, elcon was great. I sent it in, the called me with the charges and shipped it back within a few days. The replaced the rectifier block, the fuse holder and upgraded the chip to an adjustable one for lithium/agm/low amp flooded/ high amp flooded. He also modified the case to allow for better ventilation. All this for 225 bucks. He also told me how to test thermister so I can call back and order one from them if I need it. These guys are ok !! ---
**Author:** ![sunol](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/sunol/32/16102_2.png) [@sunol](https://community.electricforum.com/u/sunol)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/825-2-12volt-accessory-tap/28156/4 "2024-08-02T23:59:11Z")
I have mine apart at the moment, so for reference, those are the wires hanging down there once you take off the lower dash panel. I didn’t know about them when I wired in a phone charger. Took it off of another 12v accessory, which also works, but purple/black better. ![IMG_4614](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/3X/c/b/cb0b76536272f677f46cb4ba81c04adffa5f66c7.jpeg)