justinnck1
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Post by justinnck1 on Oct 14, 2018 16:57:47 GMT -7
So I am heading down to the Smoky Mountains next weekend, and it looks like I will be needing my heated gear. On my touring bike (FJR) I can easily run all my accessories without any concern on the charging system. I could not find any information on what the maximum draw on the MT's charging system is. I will have a heated jacket liner and heated glove liners controlled by a dual zone controller. It should be drawing no more than 8-10 amps max. Has anyone experienced any charging issues with this much draw?
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Post by fjrchuck on Oct 15, 2018 1:37:00 GMT -7
So I am heading down to the Smoky Mountains next weekend, and it looks like I will be needing my heated gear. On my touring bike (FJR) I can easily run all my accessories without any concern on the charging system. I could not find any information on what the maximum draw on the MT's charging system is. I will have a heated jacket liner and heated glove liners controlled by a dual zone controller. It should be drawing no more than 8-10 amps max. Has anyone experienced any charging issues with this much draw? Morning! I have run both my heated jacket liner and the Yamaha heated grips (on high) a number of times and no issues. Was just up in Northern Michigan riding and it sure was nice having some HEAT! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 13:14:49 GMT -7
Out of curiosity, you guys are running the heated gear out of a SAE pigtail wired directly to the battery, correct? I just installed one (the BT+ brand, to be specific), but it has a 7.5A fuse. Wiring seems quite thick to withstand 10 amps, but don't know if the 7.5A fuse is the limit of the wires or not. I think the 12V connection is only rated for 5 amps, but between the 2 should be enough. I don't think I'll ever need heated clothing, but might need to hook a compressor or something, so thinking about changing the fuse to 10A, if safe. And yes, it'd be great to know how many watts our generator is rated; it should be somewhere.
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justinnck1
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Post by justinnck1 on Oct 15, 2018 16:48:43 GMT -7
The service manual says 368 watts. It should be plenty for the heated gear. I run my heated gear off a battery tender pigtail directly off the battery (Power Distribution block on the FJR). I think I have a 10 amp in the pigtail on my FJR.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 17:34:49 GMT -7
Thanks Justin. I'm set up as well then, even with the same battery tender pigtail  . Could you check your fuse? Mine is 7.5A. Are you going to change the FZ one for 10A, like on your FJR? And 368W is not that much, but enough even for 10A of heated gear, I guess. The main thing is to fully charge the battery before every ride, so the generator only has to maintain its charge. I also owned an FJR, back in 2008; it was a good bike, but hated not having a 6th gear. |
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Post by justinnck1 on Oct 15, 2018 18:59:41 GMT -7
The FJR definitely has more charging capacity for accessories. Its 590 watts. The MT being all LED helps though.
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. Could you check your fuse? Mine is 7.5A. Are you going to change the FZ one for 10A, like on your FJR? And 368W is not that much, but enough even for 10A of heated gear, I guess. The main thing is to fully charge the battery before every ride, so the generator only has to maintain its charge. I also owned an FJR, back in 2008; it was a good bike, but hated not having a 6th gear.