Out of curiosity and ignorance, does plugging in a heated jacket and turning up the heated grips shorten the life of a battery?
Keeny from BC Canada
Keeny from BC Canada
Out of curiosity and ignorance, does plugging in a heated jacket and turning up the heated grips shorten the life of a battery?
Keeny from BC Canada
+1 on nhdiesel's reply. In addition, if you can find a pair of Honda heated grips, they are designed to stop drawing electrical power when the bike is idling. As soon as you get going again (increase RPMs), the heat is back on. OTOH, my Gerbings heated gear draws power anytime they're plugged in and the bike is running ... at idle speed or riding speed, they're drawing current. BTW, my 12VDC plug for the Gerbing's is on a relay so electrical current is not drawn when the engine is off.... does ... turning up the heated grips shorten the life of a battery?
BTW, my 12VDC plug for the Gerbing's is on a relay so electrical current is not drawn when the engine is off.
These are good tips and most enlightening. I do have Honda heated grip, installed after market. It is wired thought the ignition switch. I did not know they stop drawing when the bike is idling. How do I tell it is working as described? Does the light on the controller goes out or flash or something?
The heated jacket is another story. it is controlled manually by me. I do turn it off in heavy stop and go traffic to preserve the battery.
Kenny
the shoria battery barely started the next day it was about 30 degrees out never had that problem with oem
Yes, the light(s) go out at idle, then come back on when RPMs increase.Does the light on the controller goes out or flash or something?