Heated Gear Wiring - Where do you put it?
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Heated Gear Wiring - Where do you put it?
I have a Harley jacket liner and gloves with the double controller. The gear is great in cold weather but I haven't found a great place to keep the 2 way controller and the wires out of the way but easy to get to. Does anyone have a good method to share?
Last edited by mhud; Dec 12, 2008 at 04:13 PM.
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I went out the left side under the seat, ran wire along the saddlebag guard and leave the plug end and the controller in a leather bag on the front of the saddlebag. Has a water bottle holder and a small bag. Got it for about $19 at a HotLeathers booth in Sturgis. Harley sells the same bag for around $75. I have clipped the controller to the lid of the bag or to the top of my chaps on my thigh....
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I came up under the nose of the seat and affixed the connector to the tank at the edge of the console with a bit of velcro. I use the dual controller clipped to the belt on my riding jacket so that I just have one plug to connect as I get on the bike. I suit up off of the bike by attaching the controller to the jacket liner first, then putting on my jacket shell and connecting the gloves. I can connect to the red plug while still off of the bike, swing a leg over and I'm ready to go. After a couple of times, I don't notice the wires much.
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I use a permanent harness bolted to my battery. A trickle charger uses a 3-amp, but my heated vest uses 5-amp. The wire size is the same between the vest & the charger, so I just put a 5-amp fuse in, and keep the harness just under the left sidecover on my Ultra. I can reach behind my exhaust pipe and grab it.
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I have the plug (flat blade type) stuffed at the front leading right edge of the seat, basically folded back on itself and wedged, which when needed, I pull out and unfold it. I have a relay wired to the accessory switch so I can turn the heated gear on and off without an inline switch, making it easier to use.
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I mounted it under the seat behind the motor. There's openings there to run the wire through the frame pan and used a rubber covered adel clamp to mount the plug itself in. Inconspicuous and looks like it came from the factory. I put a piece of convoluted tubing over the wires where it ran through the frame pan for protection and to make it look factory.
Gerbing makes an adapter to use this same jack as a battery tender connection.
Gerbing makes an adapter to use this same jack as a battery tender connection.
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Last winter, I had the harness out the front of the seat, like Pastor John does.... this year I've moved it so it comes out the slot, next to my rider's back rest... I spent about a week with the harnes out the left side, and clipped to the rear bag guard... but decided I didn't "like" the look.
I attach the dual controller, to either my vest pocket, or my jean's pocket... I can swith the controller off, and have everything plugged in, and ready to go... without worrying about running the battery down. just reach over and crank up the heat (and soon thereafter turn DOWN the heat)
I attach the dual controller, to either my vest pocket, or my jean's pocket... I can swith the controller off, and have everything plugged in, and ready to go... without worrying about running the battery down. just reach over and crank up the heat (and soon thereafter turn DOWN the heat)
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