K5 on 2020 Triumph Tiger 1200 Battery Drain Issue

Thanks for the advice. I did consider your relay choice, but that HELLA relay would only allow for a max 10A passthrough. My K5 camera draws a max of 2A and given that I will have six connections (or five more accessory possibilities [12A]) on the fuse block, 10A might end up not being enough (assuming a max of 2A per fuse block connection [12A]). The relay I chose supports 40/30A passthrough, but unfortunately, I couldn't find a timer version.

The relay I bought isn’t timed (like yours). Once the ignition gets turned off, so does all power instantly to the fuse block. I’ll have to experiment if this sudden power off really becomes a problem or not. My recordings are only one minute in length each, so losing the last minute (the time it takes for me to casually pull in, park and shutdown) probably won’t be a concern.

The K5 does not take 2A. You might see 2A when the power module was disconnected for a longer time, as it then charges its capacitors. But this is only a very, very short period of time. During normal operation the K5 takes around 0,6A.

That's why the fuse of the power module is 1A ;-)

The max 10A of the HELA could be a limitation, depending on what you want to connect. For normal accessories like dashcams, navigation, radio, phone, etc. the 10A are enough. But not if you want to power things like aux lights or horns.

My recordings are only one minute in length each, so losing the last minute (the time it takes for me to casually pull in, park and shutdown) probably won’t be a concern.

You should then switch to the TS video format, as it is more robust and will not corrupt the last video when power is cut off.

Thank you for the TS tip ! I pulled "2A" from the published power specs (never actually looked at the fuse), but incredibly pleased to learn that it operates at much less.