Oxford heated hand grips saga

[SMOKEU]

That sort of set up works good when ya remember to switch it on...... i never could 100% of the time in my Jag....

I pay close attention to the temperature gauge when I'm riding slowly, and it's hard not to notice all the steam and coolant pissing out if I do forget!

[bogan]

It's good practise not to wire a switch in series with a full 12V behind it because you don't usually want the higher power going through the switch. Higher power switches tend to wear faster, cost more, and there's the risk of getting a shock.

So you'd usually wire a lower voltage through a switch to a relay which turns on the higher power to your hot grips with the relay, with this in mind you'd need to splice into the loom, and find 5V, and then add a switch.

A switch can be forgotten about (we're all human) and seeing as you have your 5V right there, you might as well wire it straight on to the relay. You reduce parts and complexity, which lowers costs and increases reliability.

I assume you'd be flicking this switch on and off every single time you turn the key on and off for about half a year? therefore you're flicking this switch as often as you're flicking the key.

A relay is just a simple on/off switch except instead of using your finger to trigger it on and off, you use another power source.

Ever traced the headlight circuit through an 80s or early 90s era bike? If you think one switch for 12V is bad practice, make sure you never do Also, about the only chance you have of getting a shock from a 12V supply is if you lick it.

Now it sounds like my wiring job of connecting the radiator fan straight to the battery (with a fuse close to the battery) on my GSXR is bad.

It's fine electrically (assuming things are rated right), but can't imagine it is the most tidy or practical way of doing things.

[JATZ]

Was riding in snowy/rainy and sleety conditions (for about 50kms) at the weekend IN MY SUMMER GLOVES! had winter gloves with me but didn't need them....

I will only postpone a ride when there are newbies attending, and where conditions could be of concern. Always another day

Actually, I have name for the support group...Grippers of New Zealand Unite (GONZU)

The saga continues.

Would they not be better to be an "organization" ?

FWIW.... the BMW hot grips are factory fitted, work well too

[Maha]

Would they not be better to be an "organization" ?

FWIW.... the BMW hot grips are factory fitted, work well too

GONZU?..no they are one step away from a knitting circle

[tristania]

GONZU?..no they are one step away from a knitting circle

...Who knit mittens for those without heated grips no doubt