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What is the best way to gain a couple extra hot wires for accessories? Were should I pull them from? Can they be pulled from the two extra terminals on the back of the headlight switch? Thanks Steve

What are you going to do with these 'extra' hot wires? If hot all the time, you might look at an extra wire off the feed lug of the ammeter. If inside the engine deck, many guys just add a wire to the battery/generator lug on the starter.

if you're planning for more electric accessories you should install a fuse block, possibly powered from the ammeter or BATT lug of the voltage regulator or if your ignition switch has an ACC terminal, use that so the fuse block is off when the key is off

Bill

Or, you could obtain an original accessory wiring junction bock (original for a car).

If wired as per instructions, you'd have four additional "always hot" circuits and four additional ignition ("switched") circuits. You would then want to consider using in-line fuses?

I have bought a few of those switches NOS for about $10 (a few with free shipping). The 53/54 versions have heavy-gauge plastic-coated wiring - I suppose the earlier versions have braided wiring. Better installation instructions should come with the switch (if truly NOS).

I am being only partially serious about this. If I was converting to 12v, I'd consider a different option, probably a more modern junction block with fuses in the block.

Accessories are cigarette lighter for phone and gps, future vintage air etc. Should be receiving a 6 position fuse block today, found one on line for 12 delivered. Thanks for the input. Steve