using heated clothing items

[butterspy]

has anyone safely used heated jackets, or socks, or handlegrips, etc. on a 2008 rs and not compromised battery power.

[IGETAROUND]

has anyone safely used heated jackets, or socks, or handlegrips, etc. on a 2008 rs and not compromised battery power.

I use a 90 watt First Gear jacket and 30 watt gloves without problems. I do keep my bile on a battery tender almost year round. Only time it's not on a tender is on trips. Also use a fast inflator draws 10 amps for filling air mattresses when pulling the trailer, this is unbattery tender time.

[gimpygary62]

I have Gerbing 12v gloves and Jacket with my 2009 GS and had no issues at all

[ARtraveler]

You should not have any issues with the heated gear and any pre-2014 . The 1330 x 3's have a more powerful re-charging system compared to the pre 2014 stuff. I would recommend disconnecting the heated gear about one half hour before parking it. That will allow your system to get back to full charge before parking it.

[Peteoz]

I do keep my bile on a battery tender almost year round.

Where can I get one of those bile tenders, Getaround? Mine gets out of control some times.

[IdleUp]

Where did you make the hookup direct to the battery- my 12 volt harness is too short.

[GS1]

using heated gloves ( Gyde by Gerbing ) on my 09 GS wire to the battery and lead coming out from under seat works great hands are toasty warm

[BajaRon]

Where did you make the hookup direct to the battery- my 12 volt harness is too short.

The 2013 + models mount the battery in the Front and the standard 2 ft. power connection supplied with the Heat Troller is too short for these Spyders. There is a 5 ft. extension (Plug & Play) cable available for $22.50 to resolve this issue.

[pegasus1300]

I am using a jacket liner and gloves for my wife and myself on a 2012 RTL. As long as I am moving there is enough juice to keep the battery up,slow speed in town it would probably not keep up. If the volts get to low I will turn my jacket off for awhile.

[BajaRon]

I don't think you'll ever have a problem. All of the well made systems today use Pulse technology. The garment flows current in pulses a percentage of the time. So if you have your 90w jacket liner set at 20% (Which is very common) then you're only flowing current 20% of the time making your jacket an 18w draw. Very efficient. Only at 100% on the Heat Troller will your 90w Jacket Liner draw 90w.

[Chupaca]

We ryde double up with heated liners and heated gloves with no problems. Things to consider however are additional electrics you may have. I do not have any extra draws on the system. The 998 engine has a 650 watt output from the stator. The 1330 engine has 1200 watt output from it's alternator...

[PistonBlown]

We ryde double up with heated liners and heated gloves with no problems. Things to consider however are additional electrics you may have. I do not have any extra draws on the system. The 998 engine has a 650 watt output from the stator. The 1330 engine has 1200 watt output from it's alternator...

Sorry mate but I have to ask....why do you need these when you live in San Diego?:-)

[Chupaca]

We are about 20 minutes from the snow and the mountains at 6000 feet in winter are cold for a warm blooded boy from warm climates...lol